Actually, no - I was trying just to figure out how to package up a directory full of stuff as a single entry int he WiX file.
I'm unaware of any limitations of CAB files that would get in my way. My understanding of my problem is that WiX doesn't support this kind of operation. Regards, cf On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:56 PM, John Cooper (Volt) <a-jc...@microsoft.com>wrote: > I know, but what the original thread author is probably really trying to > get at is how to get around the limitations of CAB files. > > -- > John M. Cooper > Volt at Microsoft > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:52 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder > > But the Windows Installer only supports CAB files. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cooper (Volt) [mailto:a-jc...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 14:46 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder > > No problem. It's just a comparison with CAB files. Both have their > advantages and disadvantages. > > -- > John M. Cooper > Volt at Microsoft > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:17 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder > > I don't understand what this is intended to demonstrate. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cooper (Volt) [mailto:a-jc...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 13:27 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder > > Well, taken from the Info Zip website at > http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html#limits : > > Number of files: 65,546 > Uncompressed Size of a single file: 4GB > Compressed Size of a single file: 4GB > Total Size of Archive: 256TB > Maximum Path/Filename Length: 64KB > > > -- > John M. Cooper > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:rob.mensch...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:49 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder > > 1. Dialogs are completely yours to author. If you don't like the > built-ins, don't use them or take them apart to use only the parts you need. > <smile/> > > 2. .zip files don't provide the transaction semantics the Windows > Installer provides. That's why it is not recommended to do what you are > suggesting. It isn't exactly clear what the advantages are since all of the > files can be compressed in a CAB file. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:43 > To: wix-users > Subject: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder > > Hey everyone - I have two quick questions. > > First - is there a simple way to get the installer to NOT show a license > page? I kind of hacked a solution by programming the Next button to go to > the directory chooser, but this feels hacky. Can I just say "I don't want > to > show a clickwrap license"? > > Second - I have a directory with a lot of files in it. For installation, I > just want to zip it, copy it to the destination and unzip it. Is there some > WiX-built in way to do this, or do I have to use a custom action? > > -- > Regards, > cf > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
