Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-22 Thread David Watson
: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] Sent: 22 September 2011 08:24 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install Post install processes aren't as professional as during-in

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-22 Thread Alec Taylor
ar to NuGet? > > -Original Message- > From: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:19 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress > bar) during

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-21 Thread John Bergman
for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install I'll see what I can do without extending Windows Installer. I'm thinking the most difficult part will be showing output messages and progress. On Thu, Se

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-21 Thread Alec Taylor
--- >> > >> > From: "Alec Taylor" >> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:33 AM >> > >> > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." >> > >> >

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-21 Thread Rob Mensching
; component and is not open sourced. > > > > > > > > From: "Alec Taylor" > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:33 AM > > > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > > > > > > Subj

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-21 Thread Alec Taylor
onent and is not open sourced. > > > > From: "Alec Taylor" > > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:33 AM > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] D

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-21 Thread Christopher Painter
:33 AM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install But I though WiX has been released under CPL, [an open-source license] encouraging collaboration? I would be very happy

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-21 Thread Alec Taylor
But I though WiX has been released under CPL, [an open-source license] encouraging collaboration? I would be very happy though, to work for Microsoft to build int his much needed feature. Who should I speak with (if it comes to this)? On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: > The

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-21 Thread Rob Mensching
The Windows Installer is owned by Windows. You'd need need to get hired by Microsoft and work for the Windows Installer team to build this functionality into the Windows Installer? Burn is a bootstrapper/chainer that is part of the WiX toolset ( http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2009/7/14/Lets-tal

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-19 Thread Alec Taylor
Any plans to build this in? If you can send me some pointers in the right direction I might give a go myself On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Rob Mensching wrote: > The Windows Installer doesn't support doing that natively. This is one (of > several things) that Burn is for. > > On Sun, Sep 18,

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-18 Thread Rob Mensching
The Windows Installer doesn't support doing that natively. This is one (of several things) that Burn is for. On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Alec Taylor wrote: > Good evening, > > How do I download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during > install? > > (I've done this using NSIS, j

[WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install

2011-09-18 Thread Alec Taylor
Good evening, How do I download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install? (I've done this using NSIS, just wondering if it's possible in WiX) Thanks for all suggestions, Alec Taylor -- BlackBerry® D