| WiX Database XML Schema |
Element: AppId
Description
Application ID containing DCOM information for the associated application GUID.
Derived By
Restricting anyType
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActivateAtStorage | YesNoType | No | Set this value to 'yes' to configure the client to activate on the same system as persistent storage. |
|
| Advertise | YesNoType | No | Set this value to 'yes' in order to create a normal AppId table row. Set this value to 'no' in order to generate Registry rows that perform similar registration (without the often problematic Windows Installer advertising behavior). |
|
| Description | string | No | Set this value to the description of the AppId. |
|
| DllSurrogate | string | No | Set this value to specify that the class is a DLL that is to be activated in a surrogate EXE process, and the surrogate process to be used is the path of a surrogate EXE file specified by the value. |
|
| Id | Guid | Yes | Set this value to the AppID GUID that corresponds to the named executable. |
|
| LocalService | string | No | Set this value to the name of a service to allow the object to be installed as a Win32 service. |
|
| RemoteServerName | string | No | Set this value to the name of the remote server to configure the client to request the object be run at a particular machine whenever an activation function is called for which a COSERVERINFO structure is not specified. |
|
| RunAsInteractiveUser | YesNoType | No | Set this value to 'yes' to configure a class to run under the identity of the user currently logged on and connected to the interactive desktop when activated by a remote client without being written as a Win32 service. |
|
| ServiceParameters | string | No | Set this value to the parameters to be passed to a LocalService on invocation. |
Content Model
Contains elements as defined in the following table.
| Component | Type | Occurs | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
0..* | ||
| Class | anyType (restriction) | 1..1 | COM Class registration for parent Component. |
Referenced By
Remarks
If this element is nested under a Fragment, Module, or Product element, it must be advertised.
Definition
<xs:element name="AppId">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Application ID containing DCOM information for the associated application GUID.
If this element is nested under a Fragment, Module, or Product element, it must be
advertised.
</xs:documentation>
<xs:appinfo>
<xse:msiRef table="AppId" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa367566.aspx" xmlns:xse="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2005/XmlSchemaExtension" />
<xse:msiRef table="Registry" href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371168.aspx" xmlns:xse="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2005/XmlSchemaExtension" />
<xse:remarks xmlns:xse="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2005/XmlSchemaExtension">
When being used in unadvertised mode, the attributes in the AppId element correspond to registry keys
as follows (values that can be specified in authoring are in bold):
<html:dl xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><html:dt>Id</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br /></html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br /></html:dd></html:dl></html:dd><html:dt>ActivateAtStorage</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br />
ActivateAtStorage="<html:b>ActivateAtStorage</html:b>"
</html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br />
ActivateAtStorage="<html:b>Y</html:b>"
</html:dd></html:dl></html:dd><html:dt>Description</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br />
@="<html:b>Description</html:b>"
</html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br />
@="<html:b>My AppId Description</html:b>"
</html:dd></html:dl></html:dd><html:dt>DllSurrogate</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br />
DllSurrogate="<html:b>DllSurrogate</html:b>"
</html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br />
DllSurrogate="<html:b>C:\surrogate.exe</html:b>"
</html:dd></html:dl></html:dd><html:dt>LocalService</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br />
LocalService="<html:b>LocalService</html:b>"
</html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br />
LocalService="<html:b>MyServiceName</html:b>"
</html:dd></html:dl></html:dd><html:dt>RemoteServerName</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br />
RemoteServerName="<html:b>RemoteServerName</html:b>"
</html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br />
RemoteServerName="<html:b>MyRemoteServer</html:b>"
</html:dd></html:dl></html:dd><html:dt>RunAsInteractiveUser</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br />
RunAs="<html:b>RunAsInteractiveUser</html:b>"
</html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br />
RunAs="<html:b>Interactive User</html:b>"
</html:dd></html:dl></html:dd><html:dt>ServiceParameters</html:dt><html:dd><html:dl><html:dt>In General</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>Id</html:b>}]<html:br />
ServiceParameters="<html:b>ServiceParameters</html:b>"
</html:dd><html:dt>Specific Example</html:dt><html:dd>
[HKCR\AppID\{<html:b>01234567-89AB-CDEF-0123-456789ABCDEF</html:b>}]<html:br />
ServiceParameters="<html:b>-param</html:b>"
</html:dd></html:dl></html:dd></html:dl></xse:remarks>
</xs:appinfo>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:complexType>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element ref="Class" />
</xs:choice>
<xs:attribute name="ActivateAtStorage" type="YesNoType">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to 'yes' to configure the client to activate on the same system as persistent storage.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Advertise" type="YesNoType">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to 'yes' in order to create a normal AppId table row. Set this value to 'no' in order to
generate Registry rows that perform similar registration (without the often problematic Windows Installer
advertising behavior).
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Description" type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to the description of the AppId. It can only be specified when the AppId is not being advertised.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="DllSurrogate" type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to specify that the class is a DLL that is to be activated in a surrogate EXE
process, and the surrogate process to be used is the path of a surrogate EXE file specified by the value.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Id" type="Guid" use="required">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to the AppID GUID that corresponds to the named executable.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="LocalService" type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to the name of a service to allow the object to be installed as a Win32 service.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="RemoteServerName" type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to the name of the remote server to configure the client to request the object
be run at a particular machine whenever an activation function is called for which a COSERVERINFO
structure is not specified.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="RunAsInteractiveUser" type="YesNoType">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to 'yes' to configure a class to run under the identity of the user currently
logged on and connected to the interactive desktop when activated by a remote client without
being written as a Win32 service.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="ServiceParameters" type="xs:string">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>
Set this value to the parameters to be passed to a LocalService on invocation.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>