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How to localize wix package in this way?

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Hi Wix-users,

I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is it
possible to have different language installation in the same package?
For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
next dialog will show the defined language page.

I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)

However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or action
in order to load the corresponding dialog.

It will be appreciated for any help!

Chunyan
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Rob Mensching-6

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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Windows Installer doesn't support that. You need to have something
outside control the language switching.

Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) wrote:

> Hi Wix-users,
>
> I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is it
> possible to have different language installation in the same package?
> For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
> German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
> next dialog will show the defined language page.
>
> I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
> the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)
>
> However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or action
> in order to load the corresponding dialog.
>
> It will be appreciated for any help!
>
>
> Chunyan
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> _______________________________________________
> WiX-users mailing list
> [hidden email]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
>

Chunyan

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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Hi Rob,

Thank you for your information. Although Wix doesn't support switching different language packages, I think the radio button can transfer the language selection parameter to some small program or dll, and ask it to select the coresponding localization package and go on to do the installation.

How ever, I don't know how to transfer parameter throught radio button selection, and what program or dll can be used in wix. Is there some example that I can learn?

Best regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Montag, 6. Juli 2009 19:39
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?

Windows Installer doesn't support that. You need to have something outside control the language switching.

Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) wrote:

> Hi Wix-users,
>
> I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is it
> possible to have different language installation in the same package?
> For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
> German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
> next dialog will show the defined language page.
>
> I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
> the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)
>
> However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or
> action in order to load the corresponding dialog.
>
> It will be appreciated for any help!
>
>
> Chunyan
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------- _______________________________________________
> WiX-users mailing list
> [hidden email]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
>

Chunyan

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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Hi Rob,

Thanks to the Wix Tutorial, I learned from the SampleAskKey source code and got to know how to use RadioButtonGroup to get the different selection value. For example, I give the three radio buttons different value for the property and define the push button publish even according to different property's values.

As you said, WIX doesn't support language switching. Is it possible to create another wix project, which has different localization msi, using the push button above to call the msi accordingly? The idea is to have two wix projects. One is for language selection, the other one is for the real installation, which has different localization msi versions.

How can I define the publish event for the push button in this case?

Best regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 10:17
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?

Hi Rob,

Thank you for your information. Although Wix doesn't support switching different language packages, I think the radio button can transfer the language selection parameter to some small program or dll, and ask it to select the coresponding localization package and go on to do the installation.

How ever, I don't know how to transfer parameter throught radio button selection, and what program or dll can be used in wix. Is there some example that I can learn?

Best regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Montag, 6. Juli 2009 19:39
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?

Windows Installer doesn't support that. You need to have something outside control the language switching.

Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) wrote:

> Hi Wix-users,
>
> I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is it
> possible to have different language installation in the same package?
> For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
> German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
> next dialog will show the defined language page.
>
> I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
> the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)
>
> However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or
> action in order to load the corresponding dialog.
>
> It will be appreciated for any help!
>
>
> Chunyan
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------- _______________________________________________
> WiX-users mailing list
> [hidden email]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
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Dirk Räder

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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Hi Chunyan,

it is not possible to have one msi file call another msi file. You
would have to write an external setup.exe that shows the language
selection dialog. When the user clicks Next on that dialog, setup.exe
calls the msi with the necessary transformation parameter.

Hope that helps,

Dirk Räder

2009/7/8 Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) <[hidden email]>:

> Hi Rob,
>
> Thanks to the Wix Tutorial, I learned from the SampleAskKey source code and got to know how to use RadioButtonGroup to get the different selection value. For example, I give the three radio buttons different value for the property and define the push button publish even according to different property's values.
>
> As you said, WIX doesn't support language switching. Is it possible to create another wix project, which has different localization msi, using the push button above to call the msi accordingly? The idea is to have two wix projects. One is for language selection, the other one is for the real installation, which has different localization msi versions.
>
> How can I define the publish event for the push button in this case?
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 10:17
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Thank you for your information. Although Wix doesn't support switching different language packages, I think the radio button can transfer the language selection parameter to some small program or dll, and ask it to select the coresponding localization package and go on to do the installation.
>
> How ever, I don't know how to transfer parameter throught radio button selection, and what program or dll can be used in wix. Is there some example that I can learn?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Montag, 6. Juli 2009 19:39
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Windows Installer doesn't support that. You need to have something outside control the language switching.
>
> Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) wrote:
>> Hi Wix-users,
>>
>> I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is it
>> possible to have different language installation in the same package?
>> For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
>> German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
>> next dialog will show the defined language page.
>>
>> I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
>> the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)
>>
>> However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or
>> action in order to load the corresponding dialog.
>>
>> It will be appreciated for any help!
>>
>>
>> Chunyan
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -------- _______________________________________________
>> WiX-users mailing list
>> [hidden email]
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
>>
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Chunyan

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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As I thought to define two wix projects to realize my aim, I tried to define a CustomAction in one msi to call another msi.

<Binary Id="GermanInstallMsi"
SourceFile="..SourceDir\VP6Wix.msi" />

<CustomAction Id="GermanInstall"
BinaryKey="GermanInstallMsi"
ExeCommand=""
Execute="deferred"
Return="check"
HideTarget="no"
Impersonate="no" />

Then call this action in one push button after the radio button is selected:

<Control Type="PushButton" Id="next" Width="74" Height="17" X="202" Y="229" Text="Next" Property="USERNAME">
<Publish Event="DoAction" Value="GermanInstall"><![CDATA[LanguageNumber = "1" ]]></Publish>

However, when I run the first msi, select one language, click the push button, I got the error:

The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2762.

The language selection dialog is called in InstallUISequence as:

<InstallUISequence>
<Show Dialog="InstallLanguageSelect" Before="CostFinalize" />

Why does the error come when I run the first msi? Could some one give me tips?

Regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 14:58
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?

Hi Rob,

Thanks to the Wix Tutorial, I learned from the SampleAskKey source code and got to know how to use RadioButtonGroup to get the different selection value. For example, I give the three radio buttons different value for the property and define the push button publish even according to different property's values.

As you said, WIX doesn't support language switching. Is it possible to create another wix project, which has different localization msi, using the push button above to call the msi accordingly? The idea is to have two wix projects. One is for language selection, the other one is for the real installation, which has different localization msi versions.

How can I define the publish event for the push button in this case?

Best regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 10:17
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?

Hi Rob,

Thank you for your information. Although Wix doesn't support switching different language packages, I think the radio button can transfer the language selection parameter to some small program or dll, and ask it to select the coresponding localization package and go on to do the installation.

How ever, I don't know how to transfer parameter throught radio button selection, and what program or dll can be used in wix. Is there some example that I can learn?

Best regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Montag, 6. Juli 2009 19:39
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?

Windows Installer doesn't support that. You need to have something outside control the language switching.

Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) wrote:

> Hi Wix-users,
>
> I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is it
> possible to have different language installation in the same package?
> For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
> German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
> next dialog will show the defined language page.
>
> I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
> the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)
>
> However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or
> action in order to load the corresponding dialog.
>
> It will be appreciated for any help!
>
>
> Chunyan
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------- _______________________________________________
> WiX-users mailing list
> [hidden email]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
>

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Dirk Räder

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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Hi again,

as I wrote before: Windows Installer does not allow one MSI calling
another MSI. You will have to use an external program calling the MSI
with the appropriate language information.

Regards,

Dirk

2009/7/8 Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) <[hidden email]>:

> As I thought to define two wix projects to realize my aim, I tried to define a CustomAction in one msi to call another msi.
>
> <Binary Id="GermanInstallMsi"
> SourceFile="..SourceDir\VP6Wix.msi" />
>
> <CustomAction Id="GermanInstall"
> BinaryKey="GermanInstallMsi"
> ExeCommand=""
> Execute="deferred"
> Return="check"
> HideTarget="no"
> Impersonate="no" />
>
> Then call this action in one push button after the radio button is selected:
>
> <Control Type="PushButton" Id="next" Width="74" Height="17" X="202" Y="229" Text="Next" Property="USERNAME">
> <Publish Event="DoAction" Value="GermanInstall"><![CDATA[LanguageNumber = "1" ]]></Publish>
>
> However, when I run the first msi, select one language, click the push button, I got the error:
>
> The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2762.
>
> The language selection dialog is called in InstallUISequence as:
>
> <InstallUISequence>
> <Show Dialog="InstallLanguageSelect" Before="CostFinalize" />
>
> Why does the error come when I run the first msi? Could some one give me tips?
>
> Regards,
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 14:58
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Thanks to the Wix Tutorial, I learned from the SampleAskKey source code and got to know how to use RadioButtonGroup to get the different selection value. For example, I give the three radio buttons different value for the property and define the push button publish even according to different property's values.
>
> As you said, WIX doesn't support language switching. Is it possible to create another wix project, which has different localization msi, using the push button above to call the msi accordingly? The idea is to have two wix projects. One is for language selection, the other one is for the real installation, which has different localization msi versions.
>
> How can I define the publish event for the push button in this case?
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 10:17
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Thank you for your information. Although Wix doesn't support switching different language packages, I think the radio button can transfer the language selection parameter to some small program or dll, and ask it to select the coresponding localization package and go on to do the installation.
>
> How ever, I don't know how to transfer parameter throught radio button selection, and what program or dll can be used in wix. Is there some example that I can learn?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Montag, 6. Juli 2009 19:39
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Windows Installer doesn't support that. You need to have something outside control the language switching.
>
> Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) wrote:
>> Hi Wix-users,
>>
>> I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is it
>> possible to have different language installation in the same package?
>> For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
>> German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
>> next dialog will show the defined language page.
>>
>> I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
>> the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)
>>
>> However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or
>> action in order to load the corresponding dialog.
>>
>> It will be appreciated for any help!
>>
>>
>> Chunyan
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -------- _______________________________________________
>> WiX-users mailing list
>> [hidden email]
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
>>
>
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Chunyan

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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Hi Dirk,

Thank you for your reply. I tried the way as you suggested that write an setup.exe with dialog, where the user can select the language. The next button will call the appropriate language msi to install the package. Therefore, the setup.exe is only a small program to perform the language selection task.

It works fine for me. What do you think? Is it the correct way to realize the different language installation function?

Best regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Dirk Räder [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 18:26
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?

Hi again,

as I wrote before: Windows Installer does not allow one MSI calling another MSI. You will have to use an external program calling the MSI with the appropriate language information.

Regards,

Dirk

2009/7/8 Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) <[hidden email]>:

> As I thought to define two wix projects to realize my aim, I tried to define a CustomAction in one msi to call another msi.
>
> <Binary Id="GermanInstallMsi"
> SourceFile="..SourceDir\VP6Wix.msi" />
>
> <CustomAction Id="GermanInstall"
> BinaryKey="GermanInstallMsi"
> ExeCommand=""
> Execute="deferred"
> Return="check"
> HideTarget="no"
> Impersonate="no" />
>
> Then call this action in one push button after the radio button is selected:
>
> <Control Type="PushButton" Id="next" Width="74" Height="17"
> X="202" Y="229" Text="Next" Property="USERNAME">
> <Publish Event="DoAction"
> Value="GermanInstall"><![CDATA[LanguageNumber = "1" ]]></Publish>
>
> However, when I run the first msi, select one language, click the push button, I got the error:
>
> The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2762.
>
> The language selection dialog is called in InstallUISequence as:
>
> <InstallUISequence>
> <Show Dialog="InstallLanguageSelect" Before="CostFinalize" />
>
> Why does the error come when I run the first msi? Could some one give me tips?
>
> Regards,
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 14:58
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Thanks to the Wix Tutorial, I learned from the SampleAskKey source code and got to know how to use RadioButtonGroup to get the different selection value. For example, I give the three radio buttons different value for the property and define the push button publish even according to different property's values.
>
> As you said, WIX doesn't support language switching. Is it possible to create another wix project, which has different localization msi, using the push button above to call the msi accordingly? The idea is to have two wix projects. One is for language selection, the other one is for the real installation, which has different localization msi versions.
>
> How can I define the publish event for the push button in this case?
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009 10:17
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Thank you for your information. Although Wix doesn't support switching different language packages, I think the radio button can transfer the language selection parameter to some small program or dll, and ask it to select the coresponding localization package and go on to do the installation.
>
> How ever, I don't know how to transfer parameter throught radio button selection, and what program or dll can be used in wix. Is there some example that I can learn?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Montag, 6. Juli 2009 19:39
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to localize wix package in this way?
>
> Windows Installer doesn't support that. You need to have something outside control the language switching.
>
> Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) wrote:
>> Hi Wix-users,
>>
>> I would like to create the installation package by using of wix. Is
>> it possible to have different language installation in the same package?
>> For example, the first dialog have the radio button group, English,
>> German, Italian. If user select one language, click next button, the
>> next dialog will show the defined language page.
>>
>> I have read some articles about localization in wix. And I can define
>> the string in .wxl and refer it in the dialog as !(loc.stringname)
>>
>> However, I don't know how to define the radio button condation or
>> action in order to load the corresponding dialog.
>>
>> It will be appreciated for any help!
>>
>>
>> Chunyan
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Dirk Räder

Re: How to localize wix package in this way?

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Hi Chunyan,

do you have one msi per language? If so, you could merge them into one msi
and call it with the necessary TRANSFORM parameter to use the correct
language.
I've done that and am pretty satisfied with the outcome.

Hope it helps,

Dirk

2009/7/14 Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) <[hidden email]>

> Hi Dirk,
>
> Thank you for your reply. I tried the way as you suggested that write an
> setup.exe with dialog, where the user can select the language. The next
> button will call the appropriate language msi to install the package.
> Therefore, the setup.exe is only a small program to perform the language
> selection task.
>
> It works fine for me. What do you think? Is it the correct way to realize
> the different language installation function?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chunyan
>