On reflection, the section of my tutorial (bottom of page of Part 3) that I refer to is about how to make a drop-down box in the UI to select the language for the product being installed, not the language for the install process.
But my tutorial does show how to make completely localized MSIs, and the (still missing) Part 5 tells how to use msitrans.exe to make MST files. And my (still vaporware) MSI launcher program does query the system to choose default language, while also allowing the user to select an alternative install language. (I should have become a politician, it's all promises on how good it's going to be... :-) Rennie > -----Original Message----- > From: Rennie Petersen > Sent: 2. maj 2007 08:18 > To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] wix3: automatically pick setup language > > My beginner's tutorial shows how to do this, although for WiX > 2.0. (Don't know if the same techniques will work in WiX 3.0.) > > http://www.merlinia.com/mdt/WiXTutorial.msl > > See in particular the last section on this page: > > http://www.merlinia.com/mdt/WiXTutorial3.msl > > In part 5 (not on-line yet) I describe how to create an MST > for each extra language, so what you distribute is (for > example) an English MSI and one MST for each of German, French, etc. > > Then you need an MSI launcher program that lets the user > pick his/her language. For English it launches the English > MSI, for German it launches the English MSI with the German MST, etc. > > I intend to make my MSI launcher program available as > freeware in a couple of weeks, when I'm done with the MSI > editor program I'm working on. > > Rennie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Patrick > > Schmid > > Sent: 2. maj 2007 02:10 > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] wix3: automatically pick setup language > > > > I am trying to have my setup program pick the appropriate language > > based on the user's computer: If the user has a German > Windows, I want > > my setup program to be German. In all other cases, I want > it to be in > > English. > > Can I do anything like this with wix3? > > If yes, how? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Patrick Schmid > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 > Express C - > > the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No > > limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
