No problems. Custom Actions can come in many flavors, and some people use embedded VBScript to grab up the SQL Server info. IMO, that's not the best solution.
You will want to make a standard Wix UI for the DB selection, and fire custom actions from there. The WiX 2.0 info is still pretty appropriate for how to tie events and CAs together, so any examples you find should work. Chris On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Adam Connelly < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > > When you talk about staying away from a scripted solution, can you > elaborate on what you mean? Also, how does the windows installer UI fit > into all of this? Do I make a custom action that pops up a window, or is > there some way that I can embed controls into the installer UI? > > I should be able to use DTF stuff, but if not I don't have much problem > pissing about with C++ (although I'd prefer to avoid that :P) > > Sorry if I'm asking obvious questions - I'm new to Wix, and I couldn't find > much documentation on v3. > > Cheers, > Adam > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Karper > Sent: 18 August 2008 15:13 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Database selection dialog > > I see this question a lot out here, and this was actually the very first > thing that brought me to this group. There is nothing built in to > facilitate this, and you will need to use a CA to get it done. However, > since so many people have implemented it before, you may be able to find > something out on the intarwebs. I would suggest staying away from the > scripted solutions. If your program already has a .NET dependency, then > you > can use a simple DTF CA to solve this problem (as I did). If not, then > you'll want to find a native C++ CA that does the trick. > > I don't specifically know of anything posted online right now, but if you > need any help, let me know and I'll do what I can. > > Chris > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Adam Connelly < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Just wondering if Wix has anything built in that allows a user to select > an > > Sql server database (with windows / sql authentication, etc). I'm sure > I've > > seen this in installs before (something similar to the connect dialog in > > management studio). > > > > If not, I take it that I have to write something myself? If that's the > > case, any chance someone could point me in the right direction. > > > > I'm using Wix v3. > > > > Cheers, > > Adam > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > challenge > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > > prizes > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
