This is not a demand for support; it's simply that WiX.chm says to put suggested UI enhancements to this mailing list. Of course if you've already done this I'd be delighted to hear from you...
Browse SQL Servers dialog A lot of solutions involve deploying a database. It's all very well to be able to throw SQL at a server but first it would be helpful to select which server. There may be several even on the local machine (SQL Server supporting multiple instances, particularly common with SQLEXPRESS). Some applications require the SQL Server be configured to support Standard Security (ie not domain based trusted connections) and you need to probe for this and indicate SQL Servers that are visible but unsuitable so as to clue in the network administrators to go reconfigure them. So a mechanism is required to express to the UI whether to require Mixed Mode security. Browse Database Having chosen a SQL Server you then need to pick a database. Parallel to the problem of folders that may or may not pre-exist, you have to allow for specifying a non-existent database so that the setup kit user can cause it to be created. Before you can browse the server's database catalogue you need valid credentials on the SQL Server. Because setup kit users may be running with domain administration privileges yet may lack local administration privilege I am uncertain of the behaviour of this: <Condition Message="You must be an admin."> Privileged </Condition> -------------------- Now, I'm pretty wobbly with WiX and I can't code C for nuts but I do know how to do things like probe a network for SQL Servers and how to pull the chain of a SQL Server if you want to find out whether you're talking to MSDE, SQLEXPRESS or the real McCoy. So if one of you WiX gurus would like to collaborate we could probably make short work of the above. In particular SQL-DMO is slow as a wet week; I can show you much faster ways to find all the SQL Servers on a network including the ones configured not to advertise their services (boy did some skeletons dance out of closets in one "locked down" workplace heheheh). -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.16/729 - Release Date: 21/03/2007 7:52 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
