Interesting, I'd never noticed that FeatureParent automation property before. Unless I'm missing something, this looks like a rare case where the MSI automation interface exposes functionality that is NOT directly exposed by the Win32 APIs.
Still it is possible to get that information from the MsiEnumFeatures API. Currently DTF ignores the parent value returned by that API. So this is definitely fixable. Can you log a bug on SourceForge for tracking? I should be able to resolve this within the next couple weeks. -Jason- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Powell, Simon Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 1:51 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DTF FeatureParent But, its supported by the Installer Object of the Automation Interface. Straight from the Windows Installer SDK... "The FeatureParent property specifies the parent feature of a feature. An empty string for this property indicates the feature has no parent and is a root item. This is a read-only property." Why can't this be supported by the Installer object in DTF? Regards Simon Powell -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: 31 July 2008 16:49 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DTF FeatureParent Buddell, James wrote: > I'm using DTF but cannot find an implementation of the > Installer.FeatureParent property. If the MSI API doesn't expose the information, DTF doesn't either. I doubt the feature parent/child information is persisted outside the .msi package; in the end, MSI installs a list of features, not a tree. The UI sequence creates the list from the parent/child relationships and passes a flat list to the execution sequence. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- This e-mail is confidential and the information contained in it may be privileged. It should not be read, copied or used by anyone other than the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately by telephoning +44 (0)20 7623 8000 or by return email, and delete the e-mail and do not disclose its contents to any person. We believe, but do not warrant, that this e-mail and any attachments are virus free, but you must take full responsibility for virus checking. Please refer to http://www.dresdnerkleinwort.com/disc/email/ and read our e-mail disclaimer statement and monitoring policy. Dresdner Kleinwort is the trading name of the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank AG, and operates through Dresdner Bank AG, Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, Dresdner Kleinwort Securities Limited and their affiliated or associated companies. Dresdner Bank AG is a company incorporated in Germany with limited liability and registered in England (registered no. FC007638, place of business 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7PG), and is authorised by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and by the Financial Services Authority ('FSA') and regulated by the FSA for the conduct of designated business in the UK. Dresdner Kleinwort Limited is a company incorporated in England (registered no. 551334, registered office 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7PG), and is authorised and regulated by the FSA. Dresdner Kleinwort Securities Limited is a company incorporated in England (registered no. 1767419, registered office 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7PG), and is authorised an d regulated by the FSA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
