Is there a reason you cannot put NETFX package at "Updates\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe" relative to the bundle executable? Burn should look there first. Hardlinks can save diskspace when all these files are on the same volume if that's a problem.
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 5:28 AM, stewarth <stewart.hil...@thomsonreuters.com > wrote: > I have pretty much completed our burn mba installer but just come across a > slight problem. > > I have declared the .Net 4 ExePackage as compressed="no" (along with all > our > other pre-reqs, i.e. SQL Express etc) to avoid sucking it into every build > that we do during test. I have a resolver in my mba that works out where > the pre-reqs are, but of course that doesn't work for .Net4. > > When the setup runs on a machine without .Net 4, the bootstrapper runs OK, > but on 'Accept & Install' of course it cant find the .net setup so fails. > (it works if i change to compressed="yes") > > The key problem is that my application setup.exe & the .net 4 setup file > may > be in different relative places depending on how it is being run - i.e. > during test, on a DVD, on a 'suite' DVD etc, so i cant have a single > relative path set for the ExePackage 'Name' parameter. > > I get the feeling that i wont be able to do this, but wonder if there is > any > way to 'resolve' the source of the .Net 4 setup? I also dont want users to > have to download it, and i dont want users to see a 'open file dialog' pop > up for them to find it themselves. > > Here are the relevant bits of my .net 4 wxs file: > > <PackageGroup Id="Netfx4Full"> > <ExePackage Id="Netfx4Full" Cache="no" Compressed="no" > PerMachine="yes" Permanent="yes" Vital="yes" > > SourceFile="P:\Projects\Updates\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe" > Name="Updates\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe" > DetectCondition="Netfx4FullVersion AND (NOT VersionNT64 OR > Netfx4x64FullVersion)" InstallCommand="/q /norestart"/> > </PackageGroup> > > Thanks. > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-MBA-Net-4-setup-location-tp7455902p7455902.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to > monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second > resolution app monitoring today. Free. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
