So MSDN is wrong when it says "This table is not shipped with the installer database"? In that case I assume either that it's intending to say something other than what it says, or it's presuming the use of a particular toolset which strips the table. As far as WIX is concerned though, this table is shipped with the installer database unless something non-WIXy is done to strip it out after building the MSI and before shipping it.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:45 PM > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table > > >From a functionality point-of-view, the table is not > considered part of the > installation database (it is ignored if present by the > routines involved in > installation & maintenance of your product). However, many > administrators > depend on guidance from the ICE tests and other tests which > often depend on > this table in determining if they will allow any given > application on their > networks. Being OSS or not, you still need customers for most > software, and > that can be valuable information that others will use in > helping gauge the > quality of the package being offered. > > I would recommend leaving it in. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Piotr Fusik [mailto:pi...@fusik.info] > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:21 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table > > Ok, I dropped this table with Orca and the MSI is just 19kB > smaller which > is no big deal (however nice for open source software where > you don't care > about certification). > > Could you please explain "This table is not shipped with the > installer > database" from the MSDN article linked below? > > Thanks, > Piotr > > "Sebastian Brand \(Instyler Software\)" > <wix+us...@instyler.com> wrote: > > I think you need to keep this table to ensure others your > app was ICE > > validated, I remember this was part of the "Designed for Windows" > > requirement or so. > > > > Best regards, > > Sebastian Brand > > > > Deployment consultant > > E-Mail: sebast...@instyler.com > > Blog: www.sebastianbrand.com > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Piotr Fusik [mailto:pi...@fusik.info] > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 10:05 > >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] _Validation table > >> > >> 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. 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