Hey Rob, could you elaborate on what you mean by that? Have you already discussed this elsewhere?
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correct, .wixlibs won't help you there. Unfrotunately, that means you're > stuck fighting with the Modularization of identities to get things to all > line up. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Karper > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 15:28 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] General Merge Module Questions > > 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 <http://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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
