Figured it out. This works provided there are product .xml files where I need them to be. Problem is I'll have to generate this manually b/c this is for msbuild not wix and tfs doesn't support msbuild apparently
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";> <ItemGroup> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.2.0"> <ProductName>Microsoft .NET Framework</ProductName> </BootstrapperFile> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.SQL.Server.Desktop.Engine"> <ProductName>Microsoft SQL Server</ProductName> </BootstrapperFile> <BootstrapperFile Include="iTech.Logger"> <ProductName>iTech</ProductName> </BootstrapperFile> </ItemGroup> <Target Name="Bootstrapper"> <GenerateBootstrapper ApplicationFile="WixProject1.msi" ApplicationName="Wix Sample" BootstrapperItems="@(BootstrapperFile)" OutputPath=".\bin\Debug" ComponentsLocation="Absolute" ComponentsUrl="put my file path here" Culture="en" /> </Target> </Project> John Vottero wrote: > >> I know that to install .NET I need to use a bootstrapper so I made a >> .proj >> file and put this in it, but I need to add other things to the >> bootstrapper >> that won't install from the msi like sql server desktop engine and >> itechlogger but I'm not sure how to do that. >> > > SQL Server Express can be installed by adding another <BootstrapperFile> > to your <ItemGroup>. > > If you google "BootstrapperFile", you will find information on creating > your own bootstrapper files so, worst case, you would have to create a > Bootstrapper file for itechlogger. > > >> <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";> >> <ItemGroup> >> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.2.0"> >> <ProductName>Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0</ProductName> >> </BootstrapperFile> >> </ItemGroup> >> >> <Target Name="Bootstrapper"> >> <GenerateBootstrapper >> ApplicationFile="WixProject1.msi" >> ApplicationName="Wix Sample" >> BootstrapperItems="@(BootstrapperFile)" >> OutputPath=".\bin\Debug" >> ComponentsLocation="HomeSite" >> Culture="en" >> /> >> </Target> >> </Project> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/bootstrapper-- >> tf4171003.html#a11866122 >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. >> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > 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/bootstrapper--tf4171003.html#a11866770 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
