Re: [WiX-users] Download and install Java

2013-05-30 Thread Neil Sleightholm
] Sent: 30 May 2013 18:20 To: Neil Sleightholm; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Download and install Java Cool, I think we'll go with this approach. Comparing what's in my registry with what seems to be going on below a

Re: [WiX-users] Download and install Java

2013-05-30 Thread Alain Forget
eral discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Download and install Java 1.7.0_21 is not a "normal" version number that WiX can compare so that is why I need the two stage search, the first one gets the registry key and then once you have that you can

Re: [WiX-users] Download and install Java

2013-05-30 Thread Alain Forget
ot; != "v7.0.210") 4) What is/should be "[WixBundleLog_Java7Runtime]"? Alain -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: May 30, 2013 04:55 To: afor...@cmu.edu; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users]

Re: [WiX-users] Download and install Java

2013-05-30 Thread Neil Sleightholm
This is what I do, it doesn't do the download as I prefer to embed the file but that shouldn't be too hard to add: Neil >Hi all, > >Surely this has been done by someone, but I haven't found anything >definitive on it so far. > >I'd like our installer to

Re: [WiX-users] Download and install Java

2013-05-29 Thread Bob Arnson
On 29-May-13 19:34, Alain Forget wrote: > Worst case scenario, I suppose we could always direct the user to the java > website and ask the user to start our installer again once Java's installed. > But I'm wondering if it's possible to do any better. Embed the JRE as loose files in your package.

[WiX-users] Download and install Java

2013-05-29 Thread Alain Forget
Hi all, Surely this has been done by someone, but I haven't found anything definitive on it so far. I'd like our installer to check that Java is installed (preferably 6 or 7), and if it isn't, then download and install it. We want it to be as seamless as possible to make life as easy for the u