Logging from inside Managed Custom Actions.

[fishyj]

Hello,

I'm trying to add logging to my managed (C#) custom actions.

The log reports that the custom action is called. But nothing is logged from inside the managed code.

I created a small function to illustrate...

		public void TestLogging(int handle, string msg)
		{
			using (Msi.Install install = Msi.CustomActionHandle(handle))
			{
				Msi.Record record = new Msi.Record(1);

				//record.SetString(0, msg);
				record.SetString(0, "Hello World...!");;

				install.ProcessMessage(Msi.InstallMessage.Info, record);
			}
		}

A snippet from the log is shown below.

MSI (c) (98:B0) [14:26:38:656]: Doing action: TestLogging
Action 14:26:38: TestLogging.
Action start 14:26:38: TestLogging.
MSI (c) (98:1C) [14:26:38:665]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Users\JASON~1.HAU\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC2E4.tmp, Entrypoint: m2
Action ended 14:26:39: TestLogging. Return value 1.

Any ideas why my message does not appear?

[fishyj]

I guess this is not possible. See

http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=http--communityflexerasoftwarecom-archive-indexphpt-192340html&sliceId=&docTypeID=DT_MACROVISIONCOMMUNITY_1_1&dialogID=160836749&stateId=0%200%20160832727

Odd how the methods are exposed, but unusable.... :confused:

[fishyj]

Unless I'm missing something, Managed actions don't fit well with Installshield.:mad:

The suggested work-around, changing a property in the managed custom action in order for the change in value to be logged, does not work for me.....

What am I doing wrong?????

[MichaelU]

How are you generating your log - namely are you specifying v of /l*v (or of voicewarmup, depending on context)? I believe only verbose logs contain property change information.

[Christopher_Pai]

Logging from managed c# custom actions is easy:

session.Log("Hello World");

You just have to be using the right tools. The tool I'm thinking of is completely compatible with Windows Installer and therefore InstallShield. I don't care who made the tool.... I only care about efficiently making bulletproof installers.