I need to apply xdt transformations to other files than *.config ones.
I found the SlowCeetah extension which seems to provide this kind of feature as authors and extension page says, but, even if I setup the trasformation for xml files, and note that the
preview tool works well.., according to solution configuration manager configuratoins, no
transformation is applied.
For example I setup the trasformation for log4net.xml file, by using the tooling command "Add Transformation" which added log4net.{configname}.xml files but nothing happen when I deploy the solution or simply build with the specific build configuration.
Anyone has seen this issue?
Googlin' around I found that trasnformations to xml files should be applied to files setup as Content and Copy Always, anyone has suggestion about that?
I 'm very sad becaues I made all my configurations with transformations, and if I cannot solve that issue I lost 2 days of boring config job and I just can do that manually
Thanks in advance
Cheers
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I've been tasked with creating a deployable version of a ColdFusion web app to be installed on a clients server. I'm trying to find a way to give them a compiled version of our code, and my first inclination was to use the CFCompile utility that I found here. However, after running CFCompile, most of the code in the CFM files is still readable. The only thing that appears to be obfuscated at all is the actual ColdFusion code - all of the SQL Queries are still perfectly readable. (Example in the screenshot below)
The HTML and JavaScript are also still readable in the compiled code, but that doesn't matter as those can be seen in a web browser anyways.
Is there another way to distribute my source code in a format that is completely unreadable to the user? I'm guessing that for whatever method I choose, there will be some way of decompiling the code. That's not an issue, I just need to find a way to make it more difficult than opening the file and seeing the queries.
Hostek has a pretty good write up on the subject over on their site - How to Encrypt or Compile ColdFusion Files.
Basically, from that article:
Using cfcompile.bat
The cfcompile.bat utility will compile all .cfm and .cfc files within a given directory into Java bytecode. This has the effect of making your source code unreadable, and it also prevents ColdFusion from having to compile your ColdFusion files on first use which provides a small performance enhancement.
More details about using cfcompile.bat can be found in ColdFusion's Documentation
Using cfencode.exe
The cfencode.exe utility will apply basic encryption to a specific file or directory. If used to encrypt a directory, it will apply encryption to ALL files in the directory which can break any JS, CSS, images, or other non-ColdFusion files.
They do also include this note at the bottom:
Note: Encrypting your site files with cfencode does not guarantee absolute security of your source code, but it does add a layer of obfuscation to help prevent unauthorized individuals from viewing the source.
The article goes on to give basic instructions on how to use each.
Adobe has this note on their site regarding cfencode:
Note: You can also use the cfencode utility, located in the cf_root/bin directory, to obscure ColdFusion pages that you distribute. Although this technique cannot prevent persistent hackers from determining the contents of your pages, it does prevent inspection of the pages. The cfencode utility is not available on OS X.
I would also add that it will be trivial for anyone familiar with ColdFusion to decode anything encoded with this utility because they also provide the decoder.
This question have been asked numerous times, but I have not managed to get an answer that I am happy with. Probably because the most answers is of "how do I do this?" type and also get "this way you do this" answers.
The problem I have is that I need to use absolute paths when I want to reference to images in Xcode (version 6.0.1). I am quite sure that I could place the images in my working directory which is something like:
/Users/patrikek/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/ChessGame-
ftpbqerfsenxxbfvneyzfwdmtwjk/Build/Products/Debug
Then add the file to some Xcode group in project navigator (eg. images/myImg.png) and I would be able to reference the file as myImg.png (since I have not foldered the image inside my working directory). I am also quite sure that the project navigator stuff would not b required for this to work.
And after this introduction comes the questions:
1) Is it necessary to place all images and other resources in the current working directory? Also, if not what is the best way to store folders in a program and is it necessary to name the folder containing images to Resources?
2) Is it possible to arrange files using the project navigator? What I am after is to use the project navigator only and let Xcode worry about the details of copying files and so. It seems somehow unnecessary to have a project navigator, when the physical files are not packaged in the same way. It does also seem error prone to update the project navigator and the physical hierarchy independently of each other.
An example:
I create a folder images in the Project navigator, inside that folder am I placing a reference to the image using the usual way in the project navigator. Is it now possible to make Xcode arrange so that I can do a call images/myImg.png when I want to load the image in some function (without me doing anything, since if I move many images to my working directory I may forget one and I may also spell images wrong by mistake if I create another folder in my working space). Also what have happened inside Xcode when this action was done?
Since I am not at all familiar with Xcode yet I may have got something wrong here, but the core of this problem is to find out where the files physical location must/should be and if there is some way to let Xcode do this by using the project navigator.
BR Patrik
Xcode does not manage images the way you have presumed that it does. Take a look at the 2013 WWDC "What's New in Xcode" video to see how Xcode 5 and Xcode 6 organize and manage images for any given project. When you have configured the asset catalogues for your project correctly, it wouldn't matter where the original images live on disk. As long as you have dragged the right assets into the right catalogues, your projects will work. The good news is that you only need to configure images once and change only the ones that change once done. For details, see this wwdc video: http://devstreaming.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2013/400xex2xbskwa5bkxr17zihju9uf/400/ref.mov
Once an image is configured in the asset catalogue, you can refer to it with or without it's file extension. For example, you can refer to "example.png" as "example" in your code. Hence, "myImg.png" can be "myImg" or "myImg.png" in code. No need to worry about which subdirectory contains it.
Now if your question has to do with runtime assets, again your development system directory structure would not matter. If that is the case, then you might have to re-ask your question. I would be glad to help you there as well--if that's what you want to know.
First time asking a question here, and might not be my last. This is in regards to WiX 3.8
My company is starting to go into the installer business, and one of the requirements I have been tasked to do is to create a multi-disc installation for our product. I have used WiX before for simple patches, but now we want to create a full installation. Some of the requirements include:
Creating external cab files for multiple discs [Which I enabled with setting the 'EmbedCab' property in the media tag to 'no' and setting the disc ID's to each file element with Compression to low]
The finished build will have the 5 discs in separate folders, with the respected external cab files in each [Media tag 'layout' set to destination]
Executing the .msi file inside the 'Disc1' folder [Which works...almost]
The problem I am running into is that when the .msi file is located on the hard disk, either outside the Disc layouts or inside the 'Disc1' subfolder, it cannot find the other .cab files. The requirement I have is that I need to find a way to be able to only prompt for a disc if and only if after searching inside the next subfolder 'Disc2' and finding the next .cab file to install. Therefore it can not only look in the root where the .msi is located, but also check the subfolders for the required cab files. (This almost mimic's InstallShield, but I REALLY don't want to go that route.)
The second issue I have is regards to the bootstrapper. The .exe file needs to embed the .msi file as per the requirement. However, even when disabling caching of the msi file, the bootstrapper seems to start caching all the other .cab files (we are talking about a 20GB installation). Even disabling repair and rollback, the bootstrapper continues to try to cache the cab files into the PackageCache area on my system.
I've looked online and read the WiX books to help find a solution, but I seem to finally hit a dead end. Can anyone give me any thoughts or insight to help with this issue?
Some things I have tried so far:
- Using a custom action (C++) to perform a 'ResolveSource' to try to change the 'SourceDir' property to continue installation
- Thought about making a custom bootstrapper to disable the package caching event entirely, but I have no idea where to start.
Any advice, direction or even a sample to help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I've been following the advice in this question.
How to add a WiX custom action that happens only on uninstall (via MSI)?
I have an executable running as a custom action after InstallFinalize which I intend to purge all my files and folders. I was just going to write some standard deletion logic but I'm stuck on the point that Rob Mensching made that the windows installer should handle this incase someone bails midway through an uninstallation.
"create a CustomAction that adds temporary rows to the RemoveFiles table"
I'm looking for some more information on this. I'm not really sure how to achieve this in c++ and my searching hasn't turned up a whole lot.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa371201(v=vs.85).aspx
Thanks
Neil
EDIT: I've marked the answer due to the question being specific about how to add files to the removeFiles table in c++ however I'm inclined to agree that the better solution is to use the RemoveFolderEx functionality in wix even though it is currently in beta (3.6 I think)
Roughly you will have to use the following functions in this order:
MsiDatabaseOpenView - the (input) handle is the one you get inside your custom action functions
MsiCreateRecord - to create a record with the SQL stuff inside
MsiRecord* - set of functions to prepare the record
MsiViewExecute to insert the new record into whatever table you please ...
MsiCloseHandle - with the handle from the very first step and the record handle (from MsiCreateRecord)
Everything is explained in detail over at MSDN. However, pay special attention to the section "Functions Not for Use in Custom Actions".
The documentation of MsiViewExecute also explains how the SQL queries should look. To get a feel for them you may want to use one of the .vbs scripts that are part of the Windows Installer SDK.
If you use WiX to create your installation package, consider using RemoveFolderEx element. It does what you want and you don't have to write the code yourself.
Read Tactical directory nukes for an example of how to use it.
If you still want to implement it yourself, you can get your inspiration from this blog post, there's the code for doing this in VBScript.
I am implementing a relatively complex object model service using WWSAPI (WCF hosted) and have successfully downloaded the wsdl and code gen'd the service implementation. My question is, has anyone else noticed all of the
#if defined(WS_CPLUSPLUS)
defines littered throughout the generated code? Inside them is a C++ object representation of my service payload that would be 100x easier to use, however when I define WS_CPLUSPLUS all sorts of bad breaks loose on the compiler.
My question is this:
Has anyone successfully gotten that define to work, and if so, what resource or example did you use to get it to work?
Ok, answered my own question after digging through the sdk samples.
Once you generate the schema and wsdl files and import them into your project do the following:
Select all of the generated .c files, and right click -> properties
In the [Precompiled Headers] section: Change [Precompiled Header] to "Not Using Precompiled Headers"
In the [Advanced] section: Change [Compile As] to "Compile as C++ Code (/TP)"
Once you do this, you should successfully be able to add the "WS_CPLUSPLUS" preprocessor definition. I hope this can help brighten someones day