Infact, I'm able to put up a WebBrowser control in my deferred custom action. So, is there any reason why I should not be using a WebBrowser in the deferred custom action itself?
Thanks, Pratap. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Pratapa Reddy Sanaga < pratap.san...@gmail.com> wrote: > Figured out that embeddedUI is introduced with Windows Installer 4.5, but I > need to be compatible with Windows Installer 3.1. So, embeddedUI is not an > option for me. > > I'm now left with two options. > > 1. In the bootstrapper exe, I can show a window, get the user credentials, > get the token from the service and pass on the token to the msi in a public > property. > 2. Use an external UI to do the same work. > > What is the difference between using an external UI(msi related) vs using > an external UI in the exe? Are there any advantages of using the MSI > external UI? Can someone please point me to any docs talking about the msi > external ui? MSDN documentation didn't give me enough info about it... > > Thanks, > Pratap. > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Pratapa Reddy Sanaga < > pratap.san...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> When is my embedded UI called into during the execution sequence? Is it >> called during InstallUISequence or InstallExecuteSequence? >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: >> >>> Only via your own UI (either embedded, external (requires a bootstrapper >>> where you can place your UI), or in your own bootstrapper before starting >>> the MSI transaction. >>> >>> You could use IDCRL from a custom action. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pratapa Reddy Sanaga [mailto:pratap.san...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:45 AM >>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> Subject: [WiX-users] WebBrowser control in custom UI dialog >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm trying to solve the following problem. >>> >>> The MSI will enroll the client into my service only if the user >>> provides LiveID credentials and the MSI is able to get a federated token >>> from LiveID service. Currently LiveID does not support using ws-trust >>> endpoint to get a token, so I will have to either use IDCRL or use a >>> WebBrowser control. I am trying to look into the option of using a >>> WebBrowser control. >>> Is it possible to have a WebBrowser control in the custom UI dialog, so >>> that the user can provide his LiveID credentials and the WebBrowser >>> control >>> can talk to the LiveID service to get a token? I myself am not sure if >>> what >>> I'm asking for even makes any sense, but there has to be a starting >>> point... >>> :) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pratap. >>> >>> -- >>> Vote for loksatta = vote for a better future >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by >>> >>> Make an app they can't live without >>> Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by >>> >>> Make an app they can't live without >>> Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Vote for loksatta = vote for a better future >> > > > > -- > Vote for loksatta = vote for a better future > -- Vote for loksatta = vote for a better future ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
