Hey Rob,
I think that would be a great idea. What do you need from me?
On 2/22/07, Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Have you considered getting this code added to the pubca in the WiX
toolset?
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*Sent:* Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:27 PM
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*Subject:* [WiX-users] Wix and Answer file (unattended install)
Carl and readers,
I have done something similar to what you are talking about. I called the
project Property Loader. It is a C++ custom action that reads an XML file
and sets properties. Another nice thing about it is you can hold property
values in the registry for uninstall situations as well. Plus we had a need
to edit standard text files during our installation which this can do.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I have posted the project up
as a download in my WiXML project.
http://www.codeplex.com/WiXML/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx
Thanks,
Brian Rogers
http://www.codeplex.com/WiXML
On 2/22/07, *Stefan Krueger [MVP]* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
Yes, if neither transforms nor command line parameters work for you, I
guess
a custom action that reads from an INI file for instance to set the
properties would be the way to go.
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"Carl Quirion" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Thanks Mr. Krueger,
Ive played with Transforms most of this morning. Sadly, since every
installation will be different (my installer actually installs 3
products),
a "generic" Transform file is not possible, and i cant ask my customers to
learn how to make their own transform files. Transform files, while not
being really hard to understand, requires too much tinkering OR the use of
expensive tools (AdminStudio...). Sadly, i cant ask my customer to produce
such transforms as part of our installation process. And i cant ship a
template to my customer, since its a binary file that requires an editor
like Orca.
Passing info thru the command line seems a bit impractical too as i will
have a serial number, list of installed products, database connection
infos
(for licensing purpose).
Having a flat-textfile answer file would be the best option for me. So, i
guess what are you are saying is that i will have to go ahead and code the
whole thing in an CustomAction ??
Thanks
On 2/20/07, Stefan Krueger [MVP] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
User input is stored in properties. If these are public properties (in all
upper case) and listed in the SecureCustomProperties property you can set
them on the command line. If you prefer a "response file" like solution, a
transform could store the property values.
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Microsoft Windows Installer MVP
Please post your questions in the newsgroup or vist one of these web
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Windows Installer FAQ
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InstallSite - Resources for Setup Developers
http://www.installsite.org
http://www.installsite.de (GERMAN)
"Carl Quirion" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Hi,
I'm currently trying to figure out how to provide my MSI installer with an
answer file. This answer file would be used for unattended setups, so that
users of my application are able to deploy it thru their active
directory's
GPO.
How would i pass this file to the msi. Are there existing mechanism that
will automatically do what i want to do, or do i have to code it.
If i have to code it, would i need a "custom" action DLL ? Or is there a
way
to use InstallExecuteSequence and specify which "field" of my text file
goes
into which "field" of my setup ?
Thanks,
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