WiX can in fact do all those things you just mentioned, if not natively than through custom actions.
Regards, //aj On 6/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > I have spoken with my boss and he has given me the rationale for what we are > doing: > > Basically when we took over our current company, there was no versioning on > any of the software releases. We are not in a position to be able to know > what version is currently installed without reading a few XML files, running > a few SQL Scripts and inspecting the answers. Based on these results we > then have a decison tree of what to do in order to get the target machine's > version to be upgraded correctly. > > My boss chose Nant as Wix can't do any of the things I have just mentioned. > However if there are any alternative routes you would recommend it would > really help? Obviously we want to choose an architecturally efficient > solution. > > Please let me know your thoughts, > > -Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Janulewicz > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 8.21pm > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action,then delete > the files?? > > > > > I'm still not sure I understand what Nant can do in this context that the > .msi itself can't do. Plus, the msi will give you some semblance of upgrade > tracking and all the cool stuff the Windows Installer API adds to the soup. > > > -Matt > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action,then delete > the files?? > > > Yes - the product is a hotfix MSI. > > > > All the hard work of moving files, copyin files, etc is done by Nant - we > just want to use WiX as the main GUI. > > > > My C# is pretty solid. Do you have any examples or URLs that show what you > are suggesting? > > > > Cheers, > > > > -Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Shurts > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 7.01pm > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to install files, run an action, then delete > the files?? > > 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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