okay, thanks does this require using wix 3.0? This product is currently being built with 2.0.
Karen dB. wrote: > > The simplest thing is to use QuietExec (a wix custom action, see wix > manual) for executing jar.exe. You could fetch the environment variable > for JAVA_HOME and execute JAVA_HOME\bin\jar.exe with whatever parameters > you need. Schedule the custom actions after InstallFiles in deferred > mode. > > If someone wants to do a lot of this and believes there's value in a set > of java tools in wix, we wrote a table-driven custom action and a wix > extension for this. I would share some code snippets gladly. > > Cheers > dB. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kkmca > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:07 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] newby wants to know best way to add java jar step > to installation > > > I need to add a java jar step to an existing installer that installs > jboss > and application wars. this java jar step will run a database schema > installer. > > how can i launch java from within the installer and how can i capture > the > success or failure of this side process? > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/newby-wants-to-know-best-way-to-add-java-jar-step-t > o-installation-tp720490p720490.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.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 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/newby-wants-to-know-best-way-to-add-java-jar-step-to-installation-tp720490p722724.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.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
