Thanks
That is an interesting way to deal with the problem. I understand now how to
deal with the problem.
Regards
Daniel
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From: Yan Sklyarenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 24 January 2008 10:51
To: Daniel Hatala; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wix multiple installs
Via VBScript custom action:
' open the MSI database of external package
Set installer = CreateObject("WindowsInstaller.Installer")
path = Session.Property("SETUPEXEDIR") & "\name.msi"
Set database = installer.OpenDatabase(path, msiOpenDatabaseModeDirect)
' setting new product code
newProductCode = GetNewGUID()
insertQuery = "UPDATE `Property` SET `Value` = '" & newProductCode & "'
WHERE `Property` = 'ProductCode'"
Set insertView = database.OpenView(insertQuery)
insertView.Execute
insertView.Close
' changing the package code
set info = database.SummaryInformation(20)
info.Property(9) = GetNewGUID()
info.Persist
' changing components' IDs
ChangeComponentID "WebSite", database
ChangeComponentID "MSSQLDatabases", database
' etc.
' making the changes persistent
database.Commit
Whereas the ChangeComponentID is defined as follows:
'Helper function: changes the ID for a component
Function ChangeComponentID(componentName, database)
Dim newComponentID, insertQuery, insertView
newComponentID = GetNewGUID()
insertQuery = "UPDATE `Component` SET `ComponentId` = '" &
newComponentID & "' WHERE `Component` = '" & componentName & "'"
Set insertView = database.OpenView(insertQuery)
insertView.Execute
insertView.Close
End Function
Hope this helps.
-- Yan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:36 PM
To: Yan Sklyarenko; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wix multiple installs
Hi Yan
I wonder how did you 'patch' the second package with new Guid.
Daniel
________________________________
From: Yan Sklyarenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 24 January 2008 10:32
To: Daniel Janz; Daniel Hatala
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Wix multiple installs
I had the same problem once and here's how I solved it.
I split my installation project into 2 projects: the first one is a
so-called UI part, the second one is the main project and it actually
installs the product.
The UI part gathers the information from the user and the target system as
usual, then opens the MSI database of the target package, "patches" it with
new GUIDs, starts the main installation as msiexec /I
<list_of_public_properties> and silently closes itself. In such case every
time you install your product, from the system point of view it launches a
different MSI package each time.
I'm not sure if it is the way to go for your case and if it's at all the
WiX-like approach. But when I was searching for the solution to this
problem, this is the best advice I managed to get.
Hope this helps.
-- Yan
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Janz
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:05 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix multiple installs
I don't think that this is possible because of the GUIDs which would have to
be different every time you install the package.
Try to build an installer which copies the same files into different
locations instead.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Donnerstag, 24. Januar 2008 10:39
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Wix multiple installs
Hi
I am trying to create WIX install that could be installed multiple times on
one machine. To explain myself better I need to be able to install the same
application on one computer several times in different locations (there is a
good reason for this). Currently every time I install new into a new
location it uninstalls the application in the old location and there is only
one entry in the instaled application windows (Add or Remove Programs) where
I would like to have as many entries as installed applications.
I wonder if its possible to do it and if anyone knows how I would appreciate
any hints.
Regards
Daniel
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