How do you create an event log source using WiX

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I'm creating an installer for a website that uses a custom event log source. I would like our WiX based installer to create that event log source during installation.

Does anyone know the best way to do this using the WiX framework.

This is amazing. I was looking for exactly this solution, and thought it was too obscure to possibly already be answered here. Go figure. — Daniel Schaffer
– Daniel Schaffer, Commented May 21, 2010 at 17:09

Paul Lalonde · Accepted Answer · 2008-09-12 11:01:18Z

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Wix has out-of-the-box support for creating event log sources.

Assuming you use Wix 3, you first need to add a reference to WixUtilExtension to either your Votive project or the command line. You can then add an EventSource element under a component :

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

    <Component ...>
        ...
        <util:EventSource Log="Application" Name="*source name*"
           EventMessageFile="*path to message file*"/>
        ...
    </Component>

If this is a .NET project, you can use EventLogMessages.dll in the framework directory as the message file.

answered Sep 12, 2008 at 11:01

Paul Lalonde

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David Gardiner Over a year ago

[WindowsFolder]Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\EventLogMessages.dll

Wim Coenen Over a year ago

If you use the WixNetFxExtension, you can use [NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR]EventLogMessages.dll

porges Over a year ago

Just a warning for anyone trying Wim's suggestion; properties can't depend upon the result of other search properties (which NETFRAMEWORK* are). Just spent ages trying to figure out why a DirectorySearch using NETFRAMEWORK40CLIENTINSTALLROOTDIR wasn't working... :P

Phred Menyhert Over a year ago

One other thing you will need to ensure is that you include -ext "%WIX_BUILD_LOCATION%\WixUtilExtension.dll" on your candle command to use any of the util: features.

Peter Tate · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-24 04:27:45Z

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Just to save people some time - if you are trying to use the Application log and the .NET messages you can cut paste the below code:

<Util:EventSource
 xmlns:Util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension"
 Name="ROOT Builder"
 Log="Application"
 EventMessageFile="%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\EventLogMessages.dll"
/>

NOTE: the path above is now correct..

edited Feb 24, 2011 at 4:27

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answered Feb 22, 2009 at 0:52

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gbjbaanb Over a year ago

is it still v2.0.50727 or does a .NET 4 application use v4.0... ?

Peter M Over a year ago

@gbjbaanb .Net 4.5 uses C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\EventLogMessages.dll

Brain2000 Over a year ago

%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\EventLogMessages.dll

Daniel Fisher lennybacon · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-20 13:19:04Z

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How about the more flexible stuff built in:

EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK20INSTALLROOTDIR]EventLogMessages.dll"

or

EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR]EventLogMessages.dll"

And

EventMessageFile="[NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR64]EventLogMessages.dll"

edited Sep 20, 2017 at 13:19

answered Feb 17, 2011 at 13:47

Daniel Fisher lennybacon

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Simon Brangwin Over a year ago

Not quite correct. In Wix 3.5 it should be [NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR] or [NETFRAMEWORK40FULLINSTALLROOTDIR64] (for 64bit) - see wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wixnetfxextension.htm. And remember to include a PropertyRef to it.

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