But the other installations are built with InstallShield. They won't work with .wixlibs, will they?
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would recommend .wixlibs instead of .msm files (unless you have share > your Merge Modules with people that don't use WiX). .wixlibs are far more > flexible than Merge Modules. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Karper > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 13:59 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] General Merge Module Questions > > OK, I am redoing some of my installations to be in merge modules. Now, I > have no idea what I'm doing, so it's kind of learn as I go. I'm stuck in a > few spots, and was hoping someone out here would be kind enough to help me. > :-) > > I am installing a .NET web application, which is why this gets complicated. > > > * I have all the files to install. This was pretty straightforward. > * I have some config changes to apply. I had this working in the .msi, but > does the module have access to the public properties the containing MSI > will > have? Is this the preferred method of getting data, or is there some > mechanism for explicitly passing the information? (something like > CustomActionData for CAs) > * I need to set up IIS properly. This gets complicated since I want to > allow a choice for a web site, or a virtual directory installation. Also, > different versions of IIS are configured differently. I don't mind having > a complicated set of conditions in my MSM, I just want to avoid making an > MSM for each of these conditions. Is this possible? > * I am using the ASP.NET built in Membership providers, so I need to > either > run aspnet_config.exe, or directly run the SQL script against the > datasource. Is it possible to test for the existence of this database > before running either of these? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance... I'll take help for any or all of > these questions. :-) > > Chris > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
