Yeah, don't do that. In Burn we do a lot of work to make sure the MSI is cached in a consistent location so that repair, patching, etc. all work correctly.
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:48 AM, <gree...@cox.net> wrote: > I created an MSI package, MST (transfor), and .cab file using WIX 3.0. I > bundle all three up in a NullSoft self extracting exe that when called by a > bootstrapper, extracts the files to a directory on disk and calls the msi > using msiexec and setting the TRANSFORMS property to the .MST file. > > Question is, after the product is installed, what will happing during a > normal "Detect and Repair" if the user deletes a key file and then launches > the app using the application short cut? The ResourceSource action, I know, > will look for the SourceDir value containing the original MSI. These files > are gone after the NullSoft executable runs the install and cleans up. > > I understand InstallShield using the SETUPEXEDIR property for dealing with > this, but you do other vendors that wrap their MSI's in a setup.exe type > file. Also, my NullSoft exe is not named "setup.exe", its is the MSI file > name replaced with an EXE extention. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
