If you are distributing a bundle of files via Windows Installer, you should really use Windows Installer's notion of components for handling paths and everything else.
If you simply embed another file package inside of an MSI, there is really no point to be using the MSI in the first place. Windows Installer will have no notion of where the files exist or how to uninstall them (without complex Custom Actions). It would probably be easier to use another installer platform, like NSIS. If you MUST unzip files in a WI CA, I would recommend embedding the tools you need to do in the Binary table. You could use the free Info-Zip tools (http://www.info-zip.org/) to do this. The package includes an EXE you write a CA for, but also has a DLL implementation. Making the DLL play inside a CA might be tough if the functions don't have the right signatures. In any case, you would need to write rollback and uninstall actions when taking this approach. bg On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:28:20 +0100, Rad Ricka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > similar issue here, do I go for zips unpacked by CustomAction, Cabs (which > don't preserve paths if expanded with expand, rather then cabarc) or > anything else? > > I'm repackaging poorly written 3rd party java installer. Approach I'm > taking > at the moment is bundling cabarc with a cab, but I'd have to get > additional > export control for the cabarc which takes lot of time :(. > > Cheers, > > R. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig0ss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:53 AM > Subject: [WiX-users] Zip files and Wix Can It Be Done > > >> >> Hi Guys/Girls >> >> I need to ship files wit my installer, these files need to be extracted > to >> a >> directory on install. Can this be done using Wix? >> >> If so how would i go about doin this? >> >> Thanks >> -- >> View this message in context: >> > http://www.nabble.com/Zip-files-and-Wix-Can-It-Be-Done-tf4566384.html#a13034338 >> 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
