It's important to keep in mind the DTF (for the most part) provides a managed interop around the windows installer APIs. You'll still need to become intimately familiar with [ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368786(VS.85).aspx ] and how to handle all the messages and compute the progress bar stuff yourself.
Granted the SDK sample for MsiSetExternalUIRecord [ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309215(VS.85).aspx ] provides a sample for the MsiOpenPackage ... MsiDoAction, I tend to favor the approach noted in the prior link (which uses MsiInstallProduct). The DTF provides managed equivalents for MsiSetExternalUIRecord and MsiSetExternalUI through Installer.SetExternalUI overloads (first parameter is either ExternalUIHandler or ExternalUIRecordHandler). Additionally, the DTF provides the following methods: Native MSI == DTF Equivalent ------------------------------------------------------------------- MsiInstallProduct => Installer.InstallProduct MsiConfigureProduct => Installer.ConfigureProduct MsiReinstallProduct => Installer.ReinstallProduct To manipulate feature states, I believe then, you'd interact with the feature properties [Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367536(VS.85).aspx ] and specify them via the command line argument within the above methods. [I've got some scars with External UI Handlers :) ] -----Original Message----- From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wonderware.com] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 12:48 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DTF and external UI I know DTF has some support for external UI, but once you have your own forms, and you've called (Msi)SetExternalUI(Record), why not just call MsiInstallProduct with the command line properties you want to set? Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:33 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] DTF and external UI I'm not a DTF expert by any means but I don't think you want OpenPackage then DoAction. I believe that would require you call one action after another, which isn't normal. Instead there should be some option to call ::MsiInstallProduct() or ::MsiConfigureProduct(). That's the typical way to install. On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Nick Ball <nick.b...@grantadesign.com>wrote: > Hi All, > > > > I've been looking at the Deployment Tools trying to figure out how to > write an external UI handler. > > > > Here is what I'm assuming: > > > > 1. I can write an external (Winform/WPF) UI to gather some user > information, such as install location. > > 2. I can call Installer.SetExternalUI to handle progress and error > messages in my own UI. > > 3. I can call Installer.OpenPackage to get a session object > > 4. I can set the properties on the session, as entered in step 1. > > 5. I can call Session.DoAction to start the install. > > > > Is this all I need? > > > > Also, I've been looking at the featuresinfo class. If I want to mark > which features to install/not install, how do I do that? Do I need to > set the requeststate of a feature to NotUsed or Local? > > > > -Nick > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in > SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. > Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications > to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, > 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. 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