Re: [WiX-users] Chaining a redist package into an MSI

2007-11-06 Thread Peter Wone
If you run it then it will probably unpack into a folder with a GUID for a name. If you keep Windows Explorer open on C:\ you will see the new folder appear as a child of the root. Generally these folders are removed again when the setup exits cleanly so the key is to terminate with extreme prejudi

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 16, Issue 80

2007-09-14 Thread Peter Wone
I have a VBScript file that uses MSXML to load and save a fragment file. It harvests a list of files in a folder and then uses XPATH to see whether each file is already represented in the fragment. Unrepresented files are added. When this phase is done it then traverses all the represented files

Re: [WiX-users] The Wix Book

2007-09-14 Thread Peter Wone
I'm sure you've seen the message in which Rene pointed me in the direction of pretty much exactly what I was proposing. I've had a look at it and it is indeed what I have in mind but it is very new - clearly this is an idea whose time has come. I am throwing my lot in with Julie (the op of this wik

Re: [WiX-users] WiX-users Digest, Vol 16, Issue 62

2007-09-13 Thread Peter Wone
> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:24:57 +0200 > From: "Schrieken, Rene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] The Wix Book > To: "Thomas Leigh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Peter Wone" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > AFAIK J

[WiX-users] The Wix Book

2007-09-11 Thread Peter Wone
The Wix Book doesn't exist. This mailing list, the tramontana tutorial, WixWiki and Rennie Petersen's somewhat incomplete beginner tute are basically all there is. WixWiki is great but doesn't seem to get many updates. Like all mailing lists, this one contains gems buried in dross. One can lose mu

[WiX-users] Database support

2007-03-21 Thread Peter Wone
This is not a demand for support; it's simply that WiX.chm says to put suggested UI enhancements to this mailing list. Of course if you've already done this I'd be delighted to hear from you... Browse SQL Servers dialog A lot of solutions involve deploying a database. It's all very well to be able

[WiX-users] subscribe

2007-03-20 Thread Peter Wone
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