Thanks for all your advice. I'm currently developing a tool to import all the exe fileversion information from all the apps installed in the Bank. This information will be stored in a SQL 2005 db. There are is approx 2000 apps and we package or repackage 40 packages a per month. I need to selectively extract files from MSIs, MSPs, standalone cabs and INF/CABs. The tool is near completion, with only MSP left to do. The code is already written in c#, my plan is to convert Heaths Stewart great c++. I will left you know how I get on.
Regards Simon Powell -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Painter Sent: 25 July 2008 16:41 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extract files from an MSP Read the article from Heath. You can extract the _Storage but what you could end up with is just a bunch of binary delta patches which would be useless. I like his idea of performing an administrative install and then patching it. A program could be written that: 1) Performs Admin Install to DIR A 2) Clones it to DIR B 3) Patches Admin Install in DIR B 4) Diffs the directories and creates a DIR C containing files that differ. Probably shouldn't take too much time to write. I wonder if Heath ever got around to writing his tool to do the extraction. Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me --- On Fri, 7/25/08, John Nannenga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: John Nannenga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extract files from an MSP > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 10:11 AM > I'm sure the DTF could be used to write a managed tool to perform this > task; but I'll let folks more knowledgeable with the DTF answer that. > > Here's a better link for you, for a tool that'll extract files from a > patch: > > http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2006/04/07/571138.aspx > > I've used it quite a bit to view and get at patch information; it > works great. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Powell, > Simon > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:58 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extract files from an MSP > > > > Is it possible using DTF? > > > Regards > Simon Powell > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John > Nannenga > Sent: 25 July 2008 15:03 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extract files from an MSP > > http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2006/02/14/532200.aspx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Powell, > Simon > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:29 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Extract files from an MSP > > Hi, > > Is there a simple way to extract files from an MSP file? > > Regards > Simon Powell > > > > -- > This e-mail is confidential and the information contained in it may be > privileged. 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