CODEWITHSUNDEEP
wixcustom-actionimpersonation
isobel
isobel

Reputation: 11

msi file not running when called through wix customaction

I have the following in my wix project but the msi file (which is valid and runs from the command line) will not run either with or without the silent parameter 

<InstallExecuteSequence >
  <Custom Action="Runmymsi" After="InstallFinalize">Not Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 359

Answers (1)

Scott Boettger
Scott Boettger

Reputation: 3667

I have run into this before. Your issue is that you can't call an MSI from another MSI. These need to be run at separate times. I would suggest writing a bootstrapper that will run your MSIs in the proper sequence.

Upvotes: 5

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