2013/11/1 Bas Graaf <bas.gr...@microsoft.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to enable our partners to simply add a few files to our installer 
> package (an msi) before they deliver it to their customers (e.g., to add 
> third-party plugins, certificates, and various other configuration files).  
> So far, I've been prototyping a simple tool based on DTF to add relevant 
> records to the msi database. This seems to work fine. All that is left is to 
> add the actual file(s) to the embedded cab. I tried 
> InstallPackage.UpdateFiles, but this only seems to update files that were in 
> the cab before.
>
> Next idea is to  get the cab from the _Streams table, add files, and put it 
> back. Just wanted to check here if there is anything in DTF (or elsewhere) 
> that already implements such a scenario.

That sounds quite nasty. Why don't you give them your WiX source for
them to modify and rebuild, or a wixlib they can include in their own
package?

-- 
Nicolás

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