Re: [WiX-users] Wix#
Hmm. Need to start playing about with Wix at the Wix level first anyway I think :) On a slightly different matter, is the Windows Installer book by Phil Wilson the best one to get to help get a good understanding of the underlying technology? On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 01:02:45PM -0800, Rob Mensching wrote: It's kinda' neat to see other languages built on top of the WiX language (if WiX is a 4GL, does that make them 5GL)? ClickThrough is one example of a higher language in the WiX toolset but it still uses XML... which seems to be a negative for some people. I don't care for the syntax presented in WixSharp and would much take the VS Intellisense for XML any day. But I obviously don't have issues with angle brackets. wink/ The thing to ensure is that the higher level languages are still generating correct code. I was a little concerned by the articles about WixSharp because the example WiX code was not very good. If the higher level language generates that kind of WiX code then your trading off new syntax for subpar output. Not a trade I would make... but I obviously don't have issues with angle brackets. grin/ -Original Message- From: Jody Belka [mailto:lists-...@pimb.org] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 08:24 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix# Haven't played about with it myself at all, but was wondering if anyone else had seen this recent project? Looks intriguing. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/WixSharpArticle.aspx http://www.csscript.net/WixSharp.html J -- Jody Belka knew (at) pimb (dot) org -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Wix#
Well, ordered it from Amazon and it's been despatched for delivery tomorrow, so I'll be able to dive in over the weekend :) On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 01:34:22PM +0200, Eitan Behar wrote: Phil's book is excellent - don't know if it's the best one, I haven't read them all 8^) On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 08:14:11AM -0500, Phil Sayers wrote: +1 for Phil's book. It significantly helped me start to think about deployment scenarios/problems in terms of windows installer concepts. I blame Phil for my conversion from VS setup projects to wix. (the other Phil) -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Wix#
Haven't played about with it myself at all, but was wondering if anyone else had seen this recent project? Looks intriguing. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/WixSharpArticle.aspx http://www.csscript.net/WixSharp.html J -- Jody Belka knew (at) pimb (dot) org -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Installshield decompiling
I just tried to decompile an msi we produced using Installshield, and hit the bug mentioned here: http://skizz.biz/blog/2007/11/22/wix-bug-fix-for-importing-installshield-project-with-dark/ I was wondering if a fix for this will be making it into WiX sometime soon? Or if there's any way around it other than building my own copy of Dark? J -- Jody Belka knew (at) pimb (dot) org - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Installshield decompiling
Ah, doh! Should have thought about that. Orca had completely slipped my mind for some reason. That let dark get further. Complained about some stuff with the CustomAction table, but removing the table completely let it continue, and for what I'm after that's fine. Thanks for the help. J -- Jody Belka knew (at) pimb (dot) org On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 08:31:34AM +1000, Clint Colefax wrote: I think I edited my install shield msi with orca, changing that value of 0 to something valid (1 I think, it was about 6 months ago), and then tried dark again. Might not be the best way, but it worked for me. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jody Belka (WCS) Sent: Monday, 12 May 2008 8:21 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Installshield decompiling I just tried to decompile an msi we produced using Installshield, and hit the bug mentioned here: http://skizz.biz/blog/2007/11/22/wix-bug-fix-for-importing-installshield -project-with-dark/ I was wondering if a fix for this will be making it into WiX sometime soon? Or if there's any way around it other than building my own copy of Dark? - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
