[WiX-users] Download packages only if custom action returns some value

2013-07-01 Thread DavidH
I want to make an installer that lets the user enter a key, which is then evaluated by a custom action. Depending on the result of this evaluation, the installer should download a set of MSI's from a remote location and install them with no further action from the user. As far as I know, in order t

Re: [WiX-users] Download packages only if custom action returns some value

2013-07-02 Thread DavidH
I'm aware the CA won't stop anyone who really wants to circumvent it, but hopefully it'll at least reduce the number of people who download packages they shouldn't. Thanks for the pointers about WixBA - I'd looked but hadn't found one written in C# before. I'll look into modifying it for our purpo

[WiX-users] Disable browsing for missing, vital packages

2013-07-17 Thread DavidH
I have a chain with a number of vital packages. If the MSI for either of these packages can't be found during installation, I get a popup that allows me to browse for the MSI so that installation can continue - which is actually neat - but I'd like to disable that popup. If a vital MSI is missing,