Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-22 Thread Misha Koshelev
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 13:49 -0700, Dan Kegel wrote: I doubt anyone knows the complete set of those functions that actually get used by real-world installers. I think your choice is either a) keep plugging along on msi automation on the theory that it's good for msi in general and might help

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-22 Thread Dan Kegel
On 5/22/07, Misha Koshelev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One more question: Will the COMification of msi somehow require OLE automation, as Mike's email excerpt seems to suggest (this would be another reason then to continue implementing it)? If so, how? It will require the OLE interfaces

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-22 Thread Robert Shearman
Misha Koshelev wrote: One more question: Will the COMification of msi somehow require OLE automation, as Mike's email excerpt seems to suggest (this would be another reason then to continue implementing it)? If so, how? I believe James is planning to implement it, but it doesn't really make

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-22 Thread Misha Koshelev
On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 16:06 +0100, Robert Shearman wrote: Misha Koshelev wrote: One more question: Will the COMification of msi somehow require OLE automation, as Mike's email excerpt seems to suggest (this would be another reason then to continue implementing it)? If so, how? I

re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-21 Thread Dan Kegel
Misha wrote: [I have the scripting required by the Vector NTI and the iTunes 7 installers working. What should I do next?] First off, congratulations! If you're interested in continuing to work on MSI, I'd suggest asking James Hawkins for suggestions. If you're more interested in adding

re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-21 Thread Misha Koshelev
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 08:23 -0700, Dan Kegel wrote: Misha wrote: [I have the scripting required by the Vector NTI and the iTunes 7 installers working. What should I do next?] First off, congratulations! If you're interested in continuing to work on MSI, I'd suggest asking James

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-21 Thread Dan Kegel
On 5/21/07, Misha Koshelev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess what I am still concerned about is this blurb from an email Mike McCormack had sent me when I started working on the scripting/automation stuff: The work that I was doing is aimed at running custom action threads in a separate

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-21 Thread Misha Koshelev
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 10:05 -0700, Dan Kegel wrote: On 5/21/07, Misha Koshelev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess what I am still concerned about is this blurb from an email Mike McCormack had sent me when I started working on the scripting/automation stuff: The work that I was doing is

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-21 Thread Misha Koshelev
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 10:05 -0700, Dan Kegel wrote: On 5/21/07, Misha Koshelev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess what I am still concerned about is this blurb from an email Mike McCormack had sent me when I started working on the scripting/automation stuff: The work that I was doing is

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-21 Thread Dan Kegel
On 5/21/07, Misha Koshelev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess the bottom line is I don't mind eventually implementing _all_ the automation functions as long as I know that I'm not just wasting my time ... I doubt anyone knows the complete set of those functions that actually get used by

msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-20 Thread Misha Koshelev
Hi everybody, Hope you are all having a nice Sunday. Since MSI OLE automation is a bit overwhelming, I have been using installers that have JScript/VBScript actions to guide me as to what specific functions/objects to implement next. I started out by implementing all the functions used by the

Re: msi ole automation: where to next?

2007-05-20 Thread Tom Spear
On 5/20/07, Misha Koshelev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everybody, Hope you are all having a nice Sunday. Since MSI OLE automation is a bit overwhelming, I have been using installers that have JScript/VBScript actions to guide me as to what specific functions/objects to implement next. I started