A quick look with a hex editor into my MSI reveals that this table is 50 kB or so. I'd be happy to drop it if it's optional, preferably with a WiX option. End users won't read Descriptions anyway, why are they so long then?
Piotr "Blair" <os...@live.com> wrote: > Besides what is available on MSDN (e.g. > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa372930.aspx) what more do you need to > > know? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Piotr Fusik [mailto:pi...@fusik.info] > Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:39 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] _Validation table > > Hello, > > Could you please explain what's the purpose of the _Validation table in > MSI > files? How is the long Description column used? How much overhead does > this > table add to my MSI and how can I reduce it? > > Thank you, > Piotr > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > -- > Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, > a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. > Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, > a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. > Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
