Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-07-21 Thread akapoor
poor [mailto:anupama_kap...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sun 7/19/2009 6:45 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files > > > > > Thanks John. > I used Heat (Wix 3.0) to generate a file (help.wxs) - this basica

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-07-20 Thread Yan Sklyarenko
gt; From: akapoor [mailto:anupama_kap...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sun 7/19/2009 6:45 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files > > > > > Thanks John. > I used Heat (Wix 3.0) to generate a file (help.wxs)

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-07-20 Thread akapoor
s (html and also some images). > How to do I used this file (help.wxs) inside another wix file > (product.wxs) - this is main wix file. > Please let me know. > Thanks again,Anu > > --- On Fri, 7/17/09, John Robbins (via Nabble) > wrote: > > From: John Robbins

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-07-19 Thread Yan Sklyarenko
for you. -- Yan From: akapoor [mailto:anupama_kap...@yahoo.com] Sent: Sun 7/19/2009 6:45 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files Thanks John. I used Heat (Wix 3.0) to generate a file

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-07-18 Thread akapoor
/09, John Robbins (via Nabble) wrote: From: John Robbins (via Nabble) Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files To: "akapoor" Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 2:00 AM Heat with WiX 3.0 does a pretty good job of coordinating and building WiX fragmen

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-07-16 Thread John Robbins
o: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of >files > > >Can you please share your experience? > >I also want to do exact same thing that you are talking about. I am not >sure, which way to go about. > > >Tom

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-07-16 Thread akapoor
Can you please share your experience? I also want to do exact same thing that you are talking about. I am not sure, which way to go about. Tom Crozier wrote: > > All - I need to know the best way to handle installing a large number of > files. As part of the project I have 2 different director

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-06-24 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Tom, I, personally, do not condone using the ZIP method. I actually don't see how it would be much faster to manage a ZIP file. Pretty much that is what MSI is doing for you now. You can change the compression ratios of the CAB files you put your product if you need to gain compression speed.

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle installing a large number of files

2009-06-24 Thread Yan Sklyarenko
First off, heat was recently enhanced to support automation better: http://icumove.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!FB93073C6534B681!461.entry In terms of installation performance, the second option is better, IMHO. For instance, if you have thousands of icons, which are not the subject to upgrade regular