Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Cohen, Roy
Thank you all very much - you are a great community I have used the VBscript to extruct the information I need. Best wishes --Roy It's all in the This electronic message may contain proprietary and confidential information of Verint Systems Inc., its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. The info

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Cohen, Roy
bject: Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file Yes, as per the MSI SDK we store the version of the WiX toolset in the Summary Information stream that is designate for the "generator" of the MSI. You'll have to write a little custom script to yank it out sin

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Jeremy Farrell
r > Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file > > Now you are all making my "open in a text editor" look really > stupid :-) > > -Original Message- > From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@d

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Bob Arnson
Christopher Painter wrote: > Hmmm... maybe a nice feature request for MSI 5.0 SDK would be to replace all > of those samples with C#/DTF versions. :-) > Sure, it'd be great to have WiX in the MSI SDK. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Neil Sleightholm
hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > From: Neil Sleightholm > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Christopher Painter
, Bob Arnson wrote: > From: Bob Arnson > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > > Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 12:13 PM > Rob Mensching wrote: > > Yes, as per t

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Christopher Painter
good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Neil Sleightholm wrote: > From: Neil Sleightholm > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > > Date: Wednesd

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Bob Arnson
Rob Mensching wrote: > Yes, as per the MSI SDK we store the version of the WiX toolset in the > Summary Information stream that is designate for the "generator" of the MSI. > You'll have to write a little custom script to yank it out since Orca doesn't > show that field of the Summary Informati

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Neil Sleightholm
It is in the summary information but the only tool I know that displays it is InstEd (http://www.instedit.com/). A rough way of find it is to open the MSI in a text editor and search for "Windows Installer XML" you should find a string like "Windows Installer XML (3.0.4923.0)". I am sure there is a

Re: [WiX-users] extracting WiX compiled version from msi file

2009-01-28 Thread Rob Mensching
Yes, as per the MSI SDK we store the version of the WiX toolset in the Summary Information stream that is designate for the "generator" of the MSI. You'll have to write a little custom script to yank it out since Orca doesn't show that field of the Summary Information stream. MSI SDK will show