hi.
i need to make installer for my project, and i'm wondering if wix is the right
solution for me.
i read the tutorial, but i'm not sure if wix will be able to do all i need,
so i decided to ask here.
my project consists of two parts.
1) service
2) web service [for configuration, monitoring ...]
its written in c# (visual studio 2005), and its dependend upon folowing :
- mysql (for my database)
- IIS (webservice ....)
- .NET 2.0
i would like to make my isntaller suitable for every user, so this is how
i would like it to go :
-- check if IIS is installed, if not install it [start installing, ask for
windows cd ...]
-- check if .NET 2 framework is installed, if not install it [run .NET setup]
-- check if mysql 4 or 5 is isntalled, if not install it [run mysql setup]
-- install my service and webservice
-- edit configuration files for both of them (connection string)
-- create tables and pšrocedures in mysql
-- start service
so .... i know i can install service and webservice, run the service,
edit config files (they are xml), i also know that i can check for .net, and
install it .... but how about the other things ?
how to check if mysql is isntalled, how to create tables ? how to install IIS ?
is this only possible with writting custom dll actions ?
one idea is that i use the visual studios WEB SETUP and normal setup,
as normal setup auto checks and installs .NET , and web setup auto
installs webservice, and checks for iis, then i could write helper app
to edit config files and create tables. but 1) its not realy nice way, and
2) how could i get properties as [INSTALLDIR] from my wix to the helper
utility, and "subinstallers"?
how can i run installation of mysql in the middle of my wix install ?
ok i know i sound confused, and that there are a lot of questions ...
well .... i still hope somebody can give me some answers and point
me into the right direction
thank you very much
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