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Dan Gough

Anybody using Paraffin?

Hi,

I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the occasional
new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any component
GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve the
problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:

http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx

I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this with
WiX v3.6 Beta?

Thanks in advance,
Dan
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justin hull

Re: Anybody using Paraffin?

In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts to conform to default behavior.
I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look.

Justin Hull
Sr. Developer

Maximizing Asset Performance
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Gough [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?

Hi,

I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the occasional
new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any component
GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve the
problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:

http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx

I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this with
WiX v3.6 Beta?

Thanks in advance,
Dan
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KBourne

Re: Anybody using Paraffin?

Using it here too, with great success. Easy to use with our TFS build server. Also love the fact that we have the source code.

Kevin Bourne | Software Developer Lead | Chase Paymentech
...
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Hull [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:31 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?

In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts to conform to default behavior.
I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look.

Justin Hull
Sr. Developer

Maximizing Asset Performance
(864) 679-3513 Office

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Gough [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?

Hi,

I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the occasional
new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any component
GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve the
problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:

http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx

I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this with
WiX v3.6 Beta?

Thanks in advance,
Dan
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John Robbins

Re: Anybody using Paraffin?

Thanks all for the kind words about Paraffin! *blush*

If you're just getting started with Paraffin make sure to read the Zen of Paraffin to help you get started. (http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2010/08/31/zen-of-paraffin.aspx)

As always, if anyone has any bugs or feature requests, please let me know and I'll get on them.

John
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On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Bourne, Kevin wrote:

> Using it here too, with great success. Easy to use with our TFS build server. Also love the fact that we have the source code.
>
>
>
> Kevin Bourne | Software Developer Lead | Chase Paymentech
> ...
> [hidden email]
>
> JPMorgan Chase & Co.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Hull [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:31 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>
> In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts to conform to default behavior.
> I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look.
>
> Justin Hull
> Sr. Developer
>
>
> Maximizing Asset Performance
> (864) 679-3513 Office
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Gough [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>
> Hi,
>
> I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the occasional
> new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any component
> GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve the
> problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:
>
> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx
>
> I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this with
> WiX v3.6 Beta?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan
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Dan Gough

Re: Anybody using Paraffin?

Ok, I've got an initial fragment created and sussed out how to perform an
update. However, some of my components have <XmlFile> entries, and these
get dropped when updating. I tried putting these entries into
.paraffinmold files, but then if I want it associated with the original
component, I end up getting duplicate component entries which then produces
errors at compile time.

I will eventually be adding registry and service information to some of
these components and am thinking Paraffin might strip these out also when
updating, can anybody confirm?

I would appreciate any advice at this point on the best way forward.

Thanks,
Dan

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:25 AM, John Robbins <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Thanks all for the kind words about Paraffin! *blush*
>
> If you're just getting started with Paraffin make sure to read the Zen of
> Paraffin to help you get started. (
> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2010/08/31/zen-of-paraffin.aspx
> )
>
> As always, if anyone has any bugs or feature requests, please let me know
> and I'll get on them.
>
> John
> Wintellect
> http://www.wintellect.com
> +1-877-968-5528
>
> On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Bourne, Kevin wrote:
>
> > Using it here too, with great success. Easy to use with our TFS build
> server. Also love the fact that we have the source code.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kevin Bourne | Software Developer Lead | Chase Paymentech
> > ...
> > [hidden email]
> >
> > JPMorgan Chase & Co.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Justin Hull [mailto:[hidden email]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:31 PM
> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
> >
> > In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work
> through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could
> include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller
> prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by
> directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts
> to conform to default behavior.
> > I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look.
> >
> > Justin Hull
> > Sr. Developer
> >
> >
> > Maximizing Asset Performance
> > (864) 679-3513 Office
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Gough [mailto:[hidden email]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM
> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> > Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the
> occasional
> > new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any
> component
> > GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve the
> > problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:
> >
> >
> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx
> >
> > I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this
> with
> > WiX v3.6 Beta?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dan
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >
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Dan Gough

Re: Anybody using Paraffin?

Just tried again and the XmlFile tags are no longer being removed, must
have made a mistake somewhere! Also confirmed that test values for
registry and service entries are left untouched also.

Plodding on, wish me luck!

Cheers,
Dan

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Dan Gough <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Ok, I've got an initial fragment created and sussed out how to perform an
> update. However, some of my components have <XmlFile> entries, and these
> get dropped when updating. I tried putting these entries into
> .paraffinmold files, but then if I want it associated with the original
> component, I end up getting duplicate component entries which then produces
> errors at compile time.
>
> I will eventually be adding registry and service information to some of
> these components and am thinking Paraffin might strip these out also when
> updating, can anybody confirm?
>
> I would appreciate any advice at this point on the best way forward.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:25 AM, John Robbins <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks all for the kind words about Paraffin! *blush*
>>
>> If you're just getting started with Paraffin make sure to read the Zen of
>> Paraffin to help you get started. (
>> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2010/08/31/zen-of-paraffin.aspx
>> )
>>
>> As always, if anyone has any bugs or feature requests, please let me know
>> and I'll get on them.
>>
>> John
>> Wintellect
>> http://www.wintellect.com
>> +1-877-968-5528
>>
>> On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Bourne, Kevin wrote:
>>
>> > Using it here too, with great success. Easy to use with our TFS build
>> server. Also love the fact that we have the source code.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Kevin Bourne | Software Developer Lead | Chase Paymentech
>> > ...
>> > [hidden email]
>> >
>> > JPMorgan Chase & Co.
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Justin Hull [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:31 PM
>> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>> >
>> > In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work
>> through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could
>> include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller
>> prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by
>> directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts
>> to conform to default behavior.
>> > I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look.
>> >
>> > Justin Hull
>> > Sr. Developer
>> >
>> >
>> > Maximizing Asset Performance
>> > (864) 679-3513 Office
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Dan Gough [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM
>> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>> > Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the
>> occasional
>> > new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any
>> component
>> > GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve the
>> > problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx
>> >
>> > I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this
>> with
>> > WiX v3.6 Beta?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> > Dan
>> >
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Write once. Port to many.
>> > Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create
>> > new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the
>> > Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity.
>> appdeveloper.intel.com/join
>> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > WiX-users mailing list
>> > [hidden email]
>> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
>> >
>> >
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Write once. Port to many.
>> > Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create
>> > new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the
>> > Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity.
>> appdeveloper.intel.com/join
>> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev
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>> services at www.chasepaymentech.com.
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the
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Dan Gough

Re: Anybody using Paraffin?

Ok, I have Paraffin working nicely now. I initially used Heat.exe with the
-suid option so that my IDs have friendly names, then modified the
resulting wxs into Paraffin format.

When I run Paraffin however, the resulting .PARAFFIN file only contains the
default namespace declaration, and not the one I added to the intial wxs
file for the util extension:

<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
*xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"*>

John, can you add a feature request to retain the original attributes on
the root element when creating the Paraffin file?

I may have a go myself since I have the source, but my C# is very rusty and
haven't used LINQ before! Anybody come across this problem and have a
solution already?

Cheers,
Dan

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Dan Gough <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Just tried again and the XmlFile tags are no longer being removed, must
> have made a mistake somewhere! Also confirmed that test values for
> registry and service entries are left untouched also.
>
> Plodding on, wish me luck!
>
> Cheers,
> Dan
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Dan Gough <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Ok, I've got an initial fragment created and sussed out how to perform an
>> update. However, some of my components have <XmlFile> entries, and these
>> get dropped when updating. I tried putting these entries into
>> .paraffinmold files, but then if I want it associated with the original
>> component, I end up getting duplicate component entries which then produces
>> errors at compile time.
>>
>> I will eventually be adding registry and service information to some of
>> these components and am thinking Paraffin might strip these out also when
>> updating, can anybody confirm?
>>
>> I would appreciate any advice at this point on the best way forward.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:25 AM, John Robbins <[hidden email]>wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks all for the kind words about Paraffin! *blush*
>>>
>>> If you're just getting started with Paraffin make sure to read the Zen
>>> of Paraffin to help you get started. (
>>> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2010/08/31/zen-of-paraffin.aspx
>>> )
>>>
>>> As always, if anyone has any bugs or feature requests, please let me
>>> know and I'll get on them.
>>>
>>> John
>>> Wintellect
>>> http://www.wintellect.com
>>> +1-877-968-5528
>>>
>>> On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Bourne, Kevin wrote:
>>>
>>> > Using it here too, with great success. Easy to use with our TFS build
>>> server. Also love the fact that we have the source code.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Kevin Bourne | Software Developer Lead | Chase Paymentech
>>> > ...
>>> > [hidden email]
>>> >
>>> > JPMorgan Chase & Co.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Justin Hull [mailto:[hidden email]]
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:31 PM
>>> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>>> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>>> >
>>> > In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work
>>> through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could
>>> include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller
>>> prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by
>>> directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts
>>> to conform to default behavior.
>>> > I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look.
>>> >
>>> > Justin Hull
>>> > Sr. Developer
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Maximizing Asset Performance
>>> > (864) 679-3513 Office
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Dan Gough [mailto:[hidden email]]
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM
>>> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
>>> > Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>>> >
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the
>>> occasional
>>> > new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any
>>> component
>>> > GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve
>>> the
>>> > problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx
>>> >
>>> > I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this
>>> with
>>> > WiX v3.6 Beta?
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Re: Anybody using Paraffin?

Hi Dan,

Your wish is my command. :) I updated Paraffin to keep any custom added namespaces: http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2012/01/19/paraffin-3-6-now-keeping-custom-added-namespaces.aspx

Thanks for the great feature request and using Paraffin!

John
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On Jan 11, 2012, at 4:24 AM, Dan Gough wrote:

Ok, I have Paraffin working nicely now. I initially used Heat.exe with the -suid option so that my IDs have friendly names, then modified the resulting wxs into Paraffin format.

When I run Paraffin however, the resulting .PARAFFIN file only contains the default namespace declaration, and not the one I added to the intial wxs file for the util extension:

<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">

John, can you add a feature request to retain the original attributes on the root element when creating the Paraffin file?

I may have a go myself since I have the source, but my C# is very rusty and haven't used LINQ before! Anybody come across this problem and have a solution already?

Cheers,
Dan

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Dan Gough <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
Just tried again and the XmlFile tags are no longer being removed, must have made a mistake somewhere! Also confirmed that test values for registry and service entries are left untouched also.

Plodding on, wish me luck!

Cheers,
Dan

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Dan Gough <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
Ok, I've got an initial fragment created and sussed out how to perform an update. However, some of my components have <XmlFile> entries, and these get dropped when updating. I tried putting these entries into .paraffinmold files, but then if I want it associated with the original component, I end up getting duplicate component entries which then produces errors at compile time.

I will eventually be adding registry and service information to some of these components and am thinking Paraffin might strip these out also when updating, can anybody confirm?

I would appreciate any advice at this point on the best way forward.

Thanks,
Dan

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:25 AM, John Robbins <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
Thanks all for the kind words about Paraffin! *blush*

If you're just getting started with Paraffin make sure to read the Zen of Paraffin to help you get started. (http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2010/08/31/zen-of-paraffin.aspx)

As always, if anyone has any bugs or feature requests, please let me know and I'll get on them.

John
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On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Bourne, Kevin wrote:

> Using it here too, with great success. Easy to use with our TFS build server. Also love the fact that we have the source code.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Hull [mailto:[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:31 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>
> In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts to conform to default behavior.
> I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Gough [mailto:[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin?
>
> Hi,
>
> I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the occasional
> new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any component
> GUIDs. I've found this tool named Paraffin that's designed to solve the
> problem, but it hasn't been updated in a while:
>
> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/tags/Paraffin/default.aspx
>
> I'd like to know if any users out there have had experience using this with
> WiX v3.6 Beta?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan
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