1. Actually it is supported. Burn supports runtime "variables" (roughly equivalent to a property in the MSI world), and one of the built-in ones is VersionNT64, that behaves the same as the namesake property in MSI.
Rob is correct, though, that Burn has quite some way left to go before it will be practical to use. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:36 AM To: sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn Query 1. If this is not supported initially, it'll be something we should add. 2. Yes, that is the purpose of Burn. <smile/> The drops of Burn right now are very raw and require lots to be done on the consumer side. You need to create a custom UX DLL that drives the engine (see the wix\src\Setup\UX directory for an example). You need to create a .wxs file with a Bundle element and all the packages you want grouped together. The schema for the Bundle is still undergoing a some major modifications which is why I haven't talked about it yet (anything I'd say today would be wrong tomorrow). So, it's very, very early with Burn. Unless you are willing to get in deep with all the code, I do believe it'll be a couple months before we have enough infrastructure in place before Burn is approachable. Before that, it's all very raw with just large blocks of code laying around slowly inching towards each other to create a cohesive whole. <smile/> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 3:29 PM, sean farrow <sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk>wrote: > Hi: > > I know burn is not quite functional as yet, but I know I will have a > requirement to do two things: > > 1. Determine whether the executable is running on either a 32-bit or > 64-bit system. > > 2. Run a specific msi/install a set of prerequisites. > > Is burn capable of doing this, and if so what needs modification, the user > experience, or the burn main stub. Also is there an easy way of determine > whether the executable is running on either a 32-bit or a 64-bit system. > > Any help appreciated. > > Regards > > Sean. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the > business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
