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thlucas

I reported this back in June of 2005, but it has not been implemented yet. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one with this problem. Once they add this, I may look at purchasing a license again - I let my current one drop due to this, as it is an important feature for me.

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thlucas

Hi Gigi,

I could do that, but we are talking about @30 different assemblies I would need to add in both places. I currently add these in 1 VBScript file.

Any chance of adding the copy / move GAC install functionality in a future release of AI? :lol: I originally requested this feature on July 18 ...

thlucas

Hi AI Support,

How do I include a temporary .EXE file in the install package (not installed, but in the .MSI) and execute it from a custom action VBScript?

What I am doing is running a VBScript which executes the .NET CLR GACUTIL.EXE utility to install some assemblys into the GAC. I want to ...

thlucas

Hi Mike - Thanks for the quick reply.

I read the docs that you provided - they make sense. I understand the concept of "Pin"ing, which is similar to the old reference count method that pre .NET DLL's had to deal with. This answers my question about deleting an assembly.

I also read the doc about ...

thlucas

Hi Mike - Thanks for the quick reply.

Documentation Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vstch_multivercomponent.asp

Take a look at the "Guidelines for Releasing a Component" section:

"Note It is important to distinguish between the directory ...

thlucas

Is there a way to install an Assembly into the GAC and leave it in the [TARGETDIR] after the install completes?

I develop cusom controls that are used by the Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE. These controls get compiled to a .DLL, of which I place into the .NET GLobal Assembly Cache (GAC) via the AI ...

thlucas

Hello AI Support,

I just purchased your Pro version of AI in June - I've been using the freeware up till then, and decided that I loved the product so much I had to have the Pro version. Keep up the good work ...

Now to my question:

Environment: VS 2003, Win2000 / XP, AI ver 3.0.1

I ran into a ...

thlucas

Hi Cata,

Another suggestion for you after reviewing the version 2.0.2 that I just installed ...

Suggestion #1

- Ability to add pre-defined list of files to a group by clicking on a pre-defined list entry. For example, I want to add all files that are required by Visual Basic 5/6. I currently ...

thlucas

Hi Cata,

Just a few more suggestions for you that I found while continuing to work with the product. Again, I stress that I love the functionality and the suggestions I make are not intended to offend or put down the product, but to make it stronger. Keep up the great work!

Suggestions

- Allow ...

thlucas

Hi Advanced Installer Guru's!

Let me first say that I absolutely LOVE this product! It is definitely on its way to becoming a solid competitor in the industry. I currently use the InstallShield Express product to build installs for our company, and didn't want to upgrade to the newest version due ...

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