cant we use a custom action in product.wxs and a publish a even on the finish button on the installation screen ?
Before that we will copy the exe to a location..and then run that using a custom action On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > You could put the installation exe on the disk they way you suggest, but > running it won't be possible until after your installation is completed. > You > could generate a shortcut to the installation exe, or maybe even better > just > install the installation exe to the desktop for the user to run themselves. > > The problem is that you can't run that installation from within your > installation. It will fail. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bimali Ponnamperuma [mailto:bimal...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:52 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing SQL express as a feature > > But I will be getting user information and checking whether the sql is > installed from one of my normal installation screens. > Here i will set a property whether to install or not. > > Then based on that, before installing the DB feature i need to install the > SQL. > (I already have a DB feature in my feature tree.) > > Cant we get this done through adding a component to product.wxs ? > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Sebastian Brand > <sebast...@instyler.com>wrote: > > > To install SQL Express you have to use a bootstrapper, i.e. an external > > application that first checks if SQL Express is installed already, then > > starts the SQLEx installation and then starts your main MSI/wxs > > installation. This is required because SQL Express cannot be part of > "your" > > Setup, it cannot be merged into your setup. (Well, it "shouldn't") > > > > If you need something like the usual "feature" tree view in your setup, > it > > gets even harder. You have to rebuild the setup wizard interface for the > > user that implements a custom feature selector and then installs SQL > Express > > as described above and sends the states of the other selected features to > > the main installer. > > > > > > Best regards, > > Sebastian Brand > > sebast...@instyler.com > > > > Instyler Software - Software development, deployment and productivity > > Geisenfelder Str. 53a - 85053 Ingolstadt, Germany - EU VAT ID: > DE219712370 > > Phone: +49 841-4544567 - Fax & voicemail: +49 321-21220152 > > www.instyler.com > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bimali Ponnamperuma [mailto:bimal...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 04:50 > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing SQL express as a feature > > > > > > I could not get u . > > > > > > can u explain a bit please.. > > > > > > Im not sure with the "bootstrapper" idea > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Use a bootstrapper. If you really want it to appear as a feature, use > > > > external ui. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Bimali Ponnamperuma [mailto:bimal...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 7:33 PM > > > > To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Installing SQL express as a feature > > > > > > > > Hi , > > > > > > > > I need to install SQL Express with my installation I need to run the > > > > exe and this need to be added to the feature list in the product.wxs > > > > file. > > > > > > > > any suggestions on how should i invoke the exe as a component in the > > > > product.wxs? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------ > > > > -- > > > > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > > > > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the > > > > business Choose flexible plans and management 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