Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-04 Thread Rob Mensching
Original Message- > >> From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] > >> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:06 PM > >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie > >

Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-03 Thread John Bergman
hil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] >> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:06 PM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie >> >> You know that MSI setup projects in Visual Studi

Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-03 Thread Rob Mensching
age- > From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:06 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie > > You know that MSI setup projects in Visual Stu

Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-03 Thread Michael Powell
ourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie > > I am new to WiX Votive but not new to installers or setups by any means. > > Briefly, I am getting spun up on WiX as a plausible upgrade from the basic > Setup (VDPROJ) project that Visual Studio 2010 office

Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-03 Thread John Bergman
ndows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie You know that MSI setup projects in Visual Studio are disappearing anyway, right? See retirement note at the top of these forums: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winformssetup/threads P

Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-03 Thread Wilson, Phil
: Thursday, February 02, 2012 6:24 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie I am new to WiX Votive but not new to installers or setups by any means. Briefly, I am getting spun up on WiX as a plausible upgrade from the basic Setup (VDPROJ) project

Re: [WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-02 Thread Rob Mensching
Doesn't compare really at all. VDPROJ is all Designer based. "pointy-clicky" type stuff. :) WiX toolset is source code based, "typey-typey" type stuff. You can create custom dialogs (by typing in source code) but there isn't a drag and drop editor in Votive today. Some people said WixEdit did di

[WiX-users] Question from a WiX Votive newbie

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Powell
I am new to WiX Votive but not new to installers or setups by any means. Briefly, I am getting spun up on WiX as a plausible upgrade from the basic Setup (VDPROJ) project that Visual Studio 2010 offices out of the box. Can someone tell me briefly, how does it compare? Besides doing what the Setup