Yea, you could to that. You can't setup your database from within your install,
however. It also won't install SQL if you run the installation without full UI.
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:48:58 +0530
> From: bimal...@gmail.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing SQL express as a feature
>
> 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
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----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
> > > > >
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