The requirement is for the MSI to be run on a deployment server no matter what environment is targeted. So the user does not need to logon to a test server or a UAT server first and then run the MSI: they can always logon to the deployment server and pass in the target environment server.
-----Original Message----- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: 14 March 2012 16:04 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running a single MSI on the same machine more than once concurrently Can I ask why you aren't installing this on the database server itself? I still see the need for instance transforms as you could have multiple database instances locally, but it seems counter intuitive to me to have an installer registered on one machine with the actual payload on a different machine. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Taylor [mailto:paul.tay...@collercapital.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:13 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running a single MSI on the same machine more than once concurrently Cheers, Rob. Looks just what I am after so I'll give it a go. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: 14 March 2012 15:08 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Running a single MSI on the same machine more than once concurrently The Windows Installer supports this using "instance transforms". You can read about them in the MSI SDK and see the InstanceTransform element in WiX. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Paul Taylor <paul.tay...@collercapital.com>wrote: > Hi all, > > Newbie question: > > I am working on a WiX project to deploy SQL Server databases to > different environments and one of the requirements is the above. So > the build process generates one MSI which is then executed on a > deployment server passing the target server in as a variable. Two questions: > > > 1. Is this scenario do-able with WiX? > > 2. If the answer to 1 is yes, the first stumbling block that I have > come across is the need to deploy the deployment files to a directory > with the server name. I am doing this by setting the INSTALLLOCATION > with a custom action based on the server name being entered at > executiontime. This is working fine with the first install of a new > MSI but on rerunning with a different server parameter, the custom > action-set INSTALLLOCATION is being overwritten with the one that was > set on the first install as part of the > MsiAssembly: > > MSI (s) (30:C0) [11:37:37:737]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: MsiAssembly MSI > (s) (30:C0) [11:37:37:737]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: MsiAssembly 4: > SELECT `MsiAssembly`.`Attributes`, `MsiAssembly`.`File_Application`, > `MsiAssembly`.`File_Manifest`, `Component`.`KeyPath` FROM > `MsiAssembly`, `Component` WHERE `MsiAssembly`.`Component_` = > `Component`.`Component` AND `MsiAssembly`.`Component_` = ? > MSI (s) (30:C0) [11:37:37:737]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying > INSTALLLOCATION property. Its current value is 'C:\Program Files > (x86)\MyDeploymentDirectory\SECONDINSTALLSERVERNAME'. Its new value: > 'c:\Program Files > (x86)\MyDeploymentDirectory\InvesTranRec\FIRSTINSTALLSERVERNAME'. > > Anyone any thoughts? > > Paul > > ________________________________ > This message and its attachments are intended for the above named > only. If you receive them in error, please immediately delete them and > all copies of them from your system, destroy any hard copies of them > and notify the sender. Coller Capital Limited and each of its > associates disclaim any liability for reliance upon any statement, > opinion or other writing included within this message or its > attachments. 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