Is there a way to force set a feature install level during initialization or skip a missing CAB media during the admistrative install?
Thank you, Vince Rob Mensching-2 wrote: > > AFAIK, No. Admin images are always exploded. You scenario is a little > unusual. I'm a little surprised it works as well as it does. <smile/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vincent Ho > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 12:26 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Feature Install Level base on external CABs > > > Hi, > > I'm currently making an installer that uses multiple external CABs. > Features > are disabled depending on which CAB files are in the same directory as the > MSI package. This way, I can have one MSI package and ship different set > of > CABs to each clients. So, for each CAB file I search for it in AppSearch > and > then set the install level accordingly like the following: > > <Property Id="CAB1FOUND"> > <DirectorySearch Id="Cab1DirSearch" Path="[SourceDir]" Depth="0"> > <FileSearch Id="Cab1FileSearch" Name="Cab1.cab" /> > </DirectorySearch> > </Property> > ... > <Feature Id="Feature1" Level="1"> > <Condition Level="0">NOT CAB1FOUND</Condition> > </Feature> > > > Although this works for local installs, Network administrative installs > (msiexec /a command) won't work at all. Since in admin installs, CABs are > decompressed in the network folder. Also, during the admin install, the > feature install level used is only the default ones. Therefore, it assumes > that all the CABs are present regardless. Is there a work around to get a > similar method working for network installs? > > Thanks, > Vince > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Feature-Install-Level-base-on-external-CABs-tf4020442.html#a11419034 > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Feature-Install-Level-base-on-external-CABs-tf4020442.html#a11431080 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
