Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process

-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Painter Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:51 AM To: Ene Stelian-Bogdan; Rob Mensching; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process I'd like to address

Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process

ian-Bogdan; Rob Mensching; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process I'd like to address a couple things about InstallShield.In IS2009 (currently Beta) there is improved support for dynamic linking and upgrading/patching support. Things like

Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process

-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Painter Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:51 AM To: Ene Stelian-Bogdan; Rob Mensching; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process I'd like to address

Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process

I'd like to address a couple things about InstallShield.In IS2009 (currently Beta) there is improved support for dynamic linking and upgrading/patching support. Things like table primary key identifiers and component guids should be much better behaved. Even then, I would really hesitat

Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process

Hi Rob, thanks for your answer The few shared files are in components defined manually, so it's not a problem. When it comes to the thousand of (unshared) files, manually defining components is not an option - there's no way to do it in code, one must use Installshield's clunky GUI. This setup w

Re: [WiX-users] Integrate WiX in our process

The "Dynamic linking" feature where Component Ids change with every build makes it impossible to patch. In fact, I think the only option available to you using that methodology for creating MSI packages is major upgrade. Also, I assume you don't have any shared files in the "big zip file" beca