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Matthew Skilton




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We have developed a Addin for Outlook and we trying to create a Wix setup project in Visual Studio 2022. Is there any guides on how to do this? I have looked for documentation and tried to follow along but the Wix Project Addin Express creates (Wix 3) in Visual 2022 isn't editable as the Wix Toolset for version 3 doesn't work in VS 2022.

Thanks!
Posted 19 Sep, 2024 10:53:06 Top
Dmitry Kostochko


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Hello Matthew,

Please have a look at the following WiX page:
https://wixtoolset.org/docs/wix3/

It contains both WiX Toolset v3.14 build tools and Visual Studio 2022 Extension. Do you have them installed on your machine? If not, please install both.

If yes, please specify what errors or problems you encountered in Visual Studio 2022 with the setup project created by Add-in Express.
Posted 19 Sep, 2024 13:32:01 Top
Matthew Skilton




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There is no Wix Context menu. "View Wix Editors"

User added an image
Posted 20 Sep, 2024 02:39:01 Top
Dmitry Kostochko


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Hello Matthew,

Thank you for the details.

The "View Wix Editors" context menu does not belong to WiX itself, this context menu and visual designers for WiX setup projects are part of the Designer for WiX Toolset product:
https://www.add-in-express.com/wix-designer/index.php

Since the Designer for WiX Toolset product is retired and no longer available for sale, I would suggest that you have a look at the following product, hope it will be useful:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioClient.MicrosoftVisualStudio2022InstallerProjects
Posted 20 Sep, 2024 08:28:55 Top
Matthew Skilton




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Okay thank you. Any guides on how to make sure the Addin deploys correctly to Outlook? I presume there is a bunch of Addin Express DLL's, Registry Keys and the like that would need to go in the setup project.
Posted 20 Sep, 2024 08:46:41 Top
Dmitry Kostochko


Add-in Express team


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 Joined: 2004-04-05
Hello Matthew,

The setup project generated by Add-in Express should already contain all the necessary assemblies, registry keys, etc. I would recommend that you build your setup project, install it on a clean (non-development) PC, and test the add-in in Outlook on that PC.
Posted 20 Sep, 2024 14:48:28 Top