Ordered! Thanks for the tip - physical reference manuals are not usually my first thought when it comes to up-to-date documentation
On 7/22/2013 4:43 AM, John Ludlow wrote: > Agreed, that's really the only complete reference source for WiX 3.6, and > there's quite a lot that you can only really learn via the book. Be careful > though as I saw a bogus addition flying around on Amazon UK (it's gone now > so maybe it was just a mistake). > > In the book, your requirements above mean you'll probably be getting to > know Burn quite well, and chapters 15 and 16 cover that in some detail. > > > On 22 July 2013 12:02, Gregg Swanson <gregg.swan...@microsoft.com> wrote: > >> I would encourage you to purchase this book - >> http://www.amazon.com/WiX-3-6-Developers-Windows-Installer/dp/1782160426/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374490843&sr=8-1&keywords=wix >> >> WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML [Paperback] >> Nick Ramirez >> >> Be sure to get the latest edition. >> >> Thanks, >> Gregg >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Walter Gray [mailto:chrysal...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 1:58 AM >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] Starting a complex project >> >> Hey List! >> I've just begun the exciting journey of migrating our company's >> installer from a large, slow NSIS script to a shiny new WiX project, and I >> was hoping the list could point me towards a few more or let me know about >> any pitfalls I may encounter. I've done some research & found a few >> resources, but much of the documentation seems to be a bit out of date or >> scattered between stackoverflow posts & blog entries, so I was hoping >> people here might have some suggestions on where to look for the most up to >> date resources. The scope of this project is pretty large, and will need >> support for at minimum: >> -Slight UI customization (we'd prefer a relatively standard UI, but need >> 1-2 custom checkboxes for launching the readme, & a few other minor things >> like that. ) -An OEM preinstaller with slightly different behavior -A mixed >> x86/x64 package - I'm aware I'll have to make separate .msi packages & >> bundle them with burn. >> -chaining the VS2010 redistributable packages -chaining a 2nd driver >> installer >> >> Some stretch goals would be building a web installer & adding a totally >> custom UI experience, perhaps akin to the VS2012 one (is there a tutorial >> on how they built that or an example? I'm presently downloading the source >> for wix to look at their installer files) >> >> So far I've found these: >> http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial - helpful, but somewhat out of date >> http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/schema_index.htm - helpful, but >> only if you have some idea what you're looking for >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/471424/wix-tricks-and-tips - The only >> best practices list I've seen, with some conflicting advice & sadly locked >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get >> end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate >> bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. >> Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics >> Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics >> Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. >> Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics > Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics > Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. > Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. 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