Nested MSI's are deprecated.
Use a bootstrapper. There is a VS2005 SetupBootstrapper SDK. Not sure
where it is...:-(
This might help in creating manifest files
http://www.codeplex.com/bmg
Wix 3.0 has also something in the works. Setupbld.exe(?) but I did not
use it yet.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter
Marcu
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:52 AM
To: Dix, John; Bob Arnson
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Executing embedded MSI's
It will fail with error code 1618 "Another installation is already in
progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this
install."
Why do you need to run the msi nested? Could you run one msi and then
the other?
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Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:42 PM
To: Bob Arnson
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Executing embedded MSI's
So is there a way around this? Creating a CustomAction in a DLL I write
that spawns the msiexec application against the MSI's maybe?
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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 8/21/2007 10:24 PM
To: Dix, John
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Executing embedded MSI's
Dix, John wrote:
It copies the file but I am not sure how then to execute it. I would
rather execute the file than copy it. My previous installer experience
is with InstallShield 11.5 and event hen it wasn't a lot of
customization. Would it help greatly to learn MSI parallel to WiX? Or is
learning the WiX environment sufficient?
You definitely need to know MSI -- WiX concepts are almost direct
mappings to MSI functionality (except the custom actions, which are all
WiX-specific).
In this case, MSI no longer supports "nested installations" so there's
nothing WiX can do. A bootstrapper is in development, to allow you to
chain multiple MSIs together.
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