Can you tell us exactly what you want this product to do? Is it actually leaving anything behind or is it only being used to run actions? How is your C#? You could write a wrapper instead of using a batch script that essentially accomplishes the same thing if you want a nice interface.
Regards, //aj On 5/31/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My boss doesn't want to use a batch file as he wants it all to be done > through an 'MSI' file to look slicker - so I suppose I have to ask - is > there really no way to delete temporary files in WIX? > > Is there not a way you can create a file (in much the same way you would > create a regular file inside a directory) but mark it as 'temporary' so it > is then deleted when the MSI is run? That would be cool. Obviously my case > is exceptional but I can see people wanting to drop temp fiels and then > remove them. > > Thoughts? > > Cheers guys - I really appreciate your promprt replies. > > -Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Shurts > To: Rob Mensching > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 6.32pm > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete > the files?? > > > You definitely don't want to use an MSI for that. A simple batch file > should get the job done. > > Regards, > //aj > > On 5/31/07, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > [please keep wix-users on the thread so people know the answer] > > > > > > > > That isn't an install. It is *almost* an install and an uninstall with a > > bunch of work tossed in the middle. What it really sounds like you have > is > > a batch file: > > > > > > > > xcopy /chezy \\source\location C:\target\location\ > > > > pushd C:\target\location > > > > nant > > > > popd > > > > rd /s/q C:\target\location > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:23 AM > > To: Rob Mensching > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete > > the files?? > > > > > > > > > > Hi Rob, > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes that's right. > > > > > > > > > > > > I know it sounds weird. Basically my boss wants me to drop Nant onto the > > system and teh custom action executes Nant which takes care of a lot of > > stuff, and then at the end he wants Nant and its associated files to be > > deleted. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply, > > > > > > > > > > > > -Mike > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Mensching > > To: mikebartlett ; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 6.18pm > > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete > > the files?? > > Uhh, I must be misunderstanding something. Do you really want to install > > something, run a CustomAction then delete everything you installed? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of mikebartlett > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:52 AM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete the > > files?? > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > I am dropping Nant and a series of related files onto the target machine > and > > then executing Nant using a custom action (all works fine). My problem is > > that I need to clean all the files off afterwards. Is there a clean way > to > > do this without me having to resort to a custom action that executed a > > program which deletes all the files? > > > > I tried but alas this is not legal. > > > > Please help. > > > > -Mike Bartlett > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://www.nabble.com/How-to-install-files%2C-run-an-action%2C-then-delete-the-files---tf3847657.html#a10897723 > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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