Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2009-01-25 Thread dB.
om] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 10:22 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables Hi group; I'm new to WiX and have a couple questions that I couldn't immediately find answered anywhere. First of all, I'm looking for

[WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-24 Thread DE�K JAHN, G�bor
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:26:33 -0700 (PDT), chaiguy1337 wrote: Logan, > Thanks for the tip! I will look into the AutoIt language. To get me > started, could you provide me with a sample piece of your script > that checks the .NET version and downloads/launches the installer? The $XXX constants are

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-21 Thread chaiguy1337
Wow, AutoIt is really great! I'm totally loving it. It's a simple, easy to use syntax and it's quite sophisticated. Compiles to a native app, very small footprint. I've got a nice little custom bootstrapper now, combined with my WinRAR self-extractor and WiX installer, and this is shaping up to be

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-20 Thread chaiguy1337
Thanks for the tip! I will look into the AutoIt language. To get me started, could you provide me with a sample piece of your script that checks the .NET version and downloads/launches the installer? Logan DEÁK JAHN, Gábor-2 wrote: > > On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:41:05 -0700, Rob Mensching wrote:

[WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-20 Thread DE�K JAHN, G�bor
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:41:05 -0700, Rob Mensching wrote: Hello, as I had to face the same problem just a couple of weeks ago, the final approach I took was putting together a very simple bootstrapper in the AutoIt scripting language. Nothing fancy, it is a Setup.exe that checks for .NET 2.0 an

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-20 Thread chaiguy1337
Well the problem was that the bootstrapper was not working properly, in a number of ways. (I'm attempting to use the NetFx35ClientSetup.exe bootstrapper) First of all it was always running, even if the user has the framework installed, which I don't like because it detracts from my app's setup ex

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-20 Thread Martin MacPherson
huge problem and > based on feedback, people wanted a stable WiX v3 before a bootstrapper could > be added. Thus that's the plan we're executing on. > > > > -----Original Message- > > From: A. Logan Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday,

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-19 Thread Brian Rogers
ECTED]@:^[-['^";@@@\\>])@.". "{)/];)^{";$,+=(++$,);$_.=">&$,";`$_`; -Original Message- From: A. Logan Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:15 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executabl

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-19 Thread A. Logan Murray
tstrapper could > be added. Thus that's the plan we're executing on. > > -Original Message- > From: A. Logan Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 07:22 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extractin

Re: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-19 Thread Rob Mensching
g on. -Original Message- From: A. Logan Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 07:22 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables Hi group; I'm new to WiX and have a couple questions that I couldn&#x

[WiX-users] .NET Bootstrapper, Self-Extracting Executables

2008-10-19 Thread A. Logan Murray
Hi group; I'm new to WiX and have a couple questions that I couldn't immediately find answered anywhere. First of all, I'm looking forward to working with WiX as I like complete control over what I build, but in a simple manner, and it looks like that's the whole point of WiX, so I'm pretty exc