Re: [WiX-users] Bundle packages in ARP

2014-02-12 Thread GrahamAllwood
There is a mixture of MSI's and exe's. So for EXE's, there is no way to get them to appear in ARP? Pity! How about stopping the bundle acting like a product, i.e. not appearing in ARP and acting more like the older style of Bootstrapper from the Windows SDK? -- View this message in context:

[WiX-users] Bundle packages in ARP

2014-02-11 Thread GrahamAllwood
Hi I have a Bundle that contains 4 Sql Server Components (SMO, RMO etc) and finally my own APP msi file. Is it possible to have all the 5 separate installs to appear in Add/Remove programs, or does my Bundle have to act as the parent to all of them, and it is only the Bundle that can appear in AR

Re: [WiX-users] MSBUILD and Burn

2014-02-11 Thread GrahamAllwood
I finally figured it out. The of the build file needs to be set to 'Bundle' and I also need to include the WixBalExtension using the element. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/MSBUILD-and-Burn-tp7592535p7592592.html Sent from the

Re: [WiX-users] Bundle wxs file

2014-02-11 Thread GrahamAllwood
Thanks for the reply. I did follow the docs yes, but I must have missed the two lines on the end, the ones that tell you how to compile it. I see from this I think I have missed out including the WixBalExtension. I only have VS Express so can't run Wix inside VS :( Thanks again. -- View this

[WiX-users] Bundle wxs file

2014-02-11 Thread GrahamAllwood
Hello. I'm tring to create a bundle and I have created my wxs file containing my element. I'm not sure what to do now! I want to use MSBUILD, but when I do, my wxs file compiles ok but LIGHT fails because it can't find a element. There is no element in my files as this is just a bundle. Shoul

Re: [WiX-users] Bootstapper and Software prerequisites

2014-02-11 Thread GrahamAllwood
OK. I'm convinced this is the way to go. Burn it is. Graham -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Bootstapper-and-Software-prerequisites-tp7592516p7592533.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.