I currently just implemented this in a simple way using setupbld.exe found in the WIX 3.0 bin directory.
I use this command line in my build script: "$LOCAL_WIX3_FOLDER/setupbld.exe" -title "Group Installer" -out group_installer.exe -setup setup.exe -ms installer1.msi -ms installer2.msi setup.exe is the setup file found in the WIX 3 bin directory. -ms is the switch used for each msi if you want to include their user interfaces, one after the other. check the help page for setupbld for more info. Bob Arnson wrote: > Kent Cross wrote: >> We have a set of 4 separate apps that currently have their own installer. We >> would like to write a single installer that installs all four apps instead >> of forcing our installer to click on each MSI in turn. For historical >> reasons we would like to keep the individual installers around, but this >> might just be because we've always done it this way. >> >> What is the best way to create an installer that would install all 4 apps? >> Is it possible for custom actions to shell out and run the MSI? Do I have to >> write a powershell script that executes all of the MSIs? Or should I write a >> master MSI where all of the components are taken from the 4 apps, and that >> each app has their own Feature so the installer can choose which ones to >> install? >> > > What you need is a bootstrapper/chainer. WiX v3.5 has one in development > (see http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2009/7/14/Lets-talk-about-Burn > ). You can't call one MSI from another. If you really don't need > separate .msi packages, you could combine them, using WiX fragments to > keep your source code still separate. > -- Jason Woodall Software Developer (SIS Bridges) Discovery Software Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
