Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question

2010-08-24 Thread Sohail Somani
@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question Thanks for clarifying. It is not that complex yet but just for my curiosity, would it be possible for you to outline the benefits of wixlib vs MSM? Thanks! On 10-08-23 7:04 AM, Pally Sandher wrote: ComponentRef

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question

2010-08-23 Thread Pally Sandher
: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 1:12 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question wixlib -Original Message- From: Sohail Somani [mailto:soh...@taggedtype.net] Sent: Thursday, August 19

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question

2010-08-23 Thread Sohail Somani
Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: Sohail Somani [mailto:soh...@taggedtype.net] Sent: 21 August 2010 06:11 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question Awesome, thanks. I'm probably going to stick

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question

2010-08-20 Thread Blair
wixlib -Original Message- From: Sohail Somani [mailto:soh...@taggedtype.net] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 1:14 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question Hi, I have 4 products for which I need installers. Each installer requires 3

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question

2010-08-20 Thread Blair
Actually, wixlib and ComponentGroup/ComponentGroupRef. -Original Message- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 1:12 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question wixlib -Original

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question

2010-08-20 Thread Sohail Somani
: Friday, August 20, 2010 1:12 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Shared files/registry question wixlib -Original Message- From: Sohail Somani [mailto:soh...@taggedtype.net] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 1:14 PM To: wix-users

[WiX-users] Shared files/registry question

2010-08-19 Thread Sohail Somani
Hi, I have 4 products for which I need installers. Each installer requires 3 DLLs from another of my products. In my reading on the Internets, it appears that the right way to share these DLL components is to use a merge module. However, the WiX way appears to be to use a ComponentRef.

Re: [WiX-users] Shared Files

2008-01-04 Thread Henning Eiben
Bob Arnson wrote: Yeah, I've found this article before ... but how would I do this within my app? Do I have to create multiple (identical) File-elements like this: Yes. You can use CopyFile to install one and copy it elsewhere but it's about the same amount of work and CopyFile isn't

Re: [WiX-users] Shared Files

2008-01-03 Thread Henning Eiben
Bob Arnson wrote: I didn't find an obvious way to include a file only once in the MSI and install it to serveral locations ... Generally you don't. Instead, you can use WiX's support for smart cabbing so that only a single copy of the file is included in your MSI package regardless of

Re: [WiX-users] Shared Files

2008-01-03 Thread Bob Arnson
Henning Eiben wrote: Yeah, I've found this article before ... but how would I do this within my app? Do I have to create multiple (identical) File-elements like this: Yes. You can use CopyFile to install one and copy it elsewhere but it's about the same amount of work and CopyFile isn't

[WiX-users] Shared Files

2008-01-02 Thread Henning Eiben
Hi, I'm fairly new to wix, and I want to create a msi-file to distribute my .net application. My app consists of several components, which require certain assemblies. These assemblies are required in the same folder as the application (I don't want to place them in the GAC right now). So I have

Re: [WiX-users] Shared Files

2008-01-02 Thread Bob Arnson
Henning Eiben wrote: I didn't find an obvious way to include a file only once in the MSI and install it to serveral locations ... Generally you don't. Instead, you can use WiX's support for smart cabbing so that only a single copy of the file is included in your MSI package regardless of

[WiX-users] Shared files

2007-06-08 Thread Roy Riegel
Hello All, This has got to be a common problem with a known solution. We are installing 35 - 40 files into a \system\bin directory in an XP Windows environment with two separate but similar module WIX/MSI installers. By design, it is possible for the user to install this file list once or

[WiX-users] Shared files question?

2007-03-14 Thread Scott Sam
In our product, we have a bunch of features that are usually all installed on the same machine, but were designed to be able to be installed as stand alone programs on separate machines. As a result, there are a bunch of files that are shared between the different features. Currently I have all

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files question?

2007-03-14 Thread Rob Hamflett
Put any components that can be shared into a shared folder. The just list the required components under whichever features need them. It's OK to have components under multiple features. Windows Installer will take care of it for you. Rob Scott Sam wrote: In our product, we have a bunch

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files question?

2007-03-14 Thread Richard.Foster
on the right track so far? Regards, Richard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Sam Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:12 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shared files question? In our product, we

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files question?

2007-03-14 Thread Scott Sam
than one place. Am I on the right track so far? Regards, Richard From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Sam Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:12 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shared files

Re: [WiX-users] Shared Files in diifferent locations?

2007-01-30 Thread Bob Arnson
Ed Abshire wrote: I have a question concerning how I can get a set of shared files into 2 different locations. Separate products can install shared files into different directories but a single product can install them to just one. -- sig://boB http://bobs.org

[WiX-users] Shared files

2007-01-25 Thread Scott Palmer
I have a COM DLL that I want to place in a common place for all products installed by my company. E.g. \Program Files\Company Name\Common For the Component I set SharedDllRefCount=yes. I'm wondering about the best way to install and how the GUID for the component is involved. Do I use the

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files

2007-01-25 Thread Mike Dimmick
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Palmer Sent: 25 January 2007 19:39 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Shared files I have a COM DLL that I want to place in a common place for all products installed by my company. E.g. \Program Files\Company Name\Common For the Component I

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files

2007-01-25 Thread Scott Palmer
On 1/25/07, Mike Dimmick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... For best results, you should ensure that any common files are members of the same component (i.e. have the same component GUID) in all packages that distribute them. Further, the component should have the same composition (*exactly* the

Re: [WiX-users] Shared files

2007-01-25 Thread Bob Arnson
Scott Palmer wrote: One follow-up question regarding the composition of a Component. The rules say to only have one .exe, .dll, or .ocx per component. I'm not sure what the motivation is for that in the case of non-shared files, e.g. non-COM DLLs. It certainly makes the WiX source a lot