I can't say I truly understood the original requirements. The Windows Installer does generally expect the stuff it installed to be important so it does things like repair if stuff is missing.
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com>wrote: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367449.aspx > > Knock yourself out. > > Sounds like a pretty fundamental flaw in your requirements actually. > > Palbinder Sandher > Software Deployment & IT Administrator > T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 > F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 > > http://www.iesve.com > **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** > Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. > SC151456 > Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, > Glasgow G20 0SP > Email Disclaimer > > -----Original Message----- > From: jamie benson [mailto:jamieben...@gmail.com] > Sent: 11 August 2010 16:21 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Help with WIX Installers > > Which part of the requirements exactly would this be against the basic > concepts of Windows Installer? > > Sounds like a pretty fundamental flaw in Windows Installer. I'd expect > this sort of functionality to be a 'given' in any Installer Framework. > > Regards, > Jamie > > > On 11 August 2010 15:02, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com> wrote: > > > Don't use Windows Installer, use something else like a self-extracting > > > archive or some non-Windows Installer installation development > package. > > What you're trying to achieve is pretty much contrary to the basic > > concepts & function of Windows Installer. > > > > Palbinder Sandher > > Software Deployment & IT Administrator > > T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 > > F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 > > > > http://www.iesve.com > > **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** > > Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. > > SC151456 > > Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, > > Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jamie benson [mailto:jamieben...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 11 August 2010 08:22 > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [WiX-users] Help with WIX Installers > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm looking to write a standard install template for one of our > > products, but I've come into a bit of difficult when working with CA's > > > > Essentially we want a installer to copy files to be used by another > > tool, run a tool then delete the temporary files on disk. If possible > > this will be in the TempFolder and won't cause the MSI to be broken > > within the registry. > > > > On uninstall, we'll then call the external tool to remove any files it > > > created on install. > > > > This internal tool could fail so if we could generate an error message > > > back that would also be great. > > > > I've got a starting point (snippet below) which performs the basics, > > but if I could get errors and install/uninstall working as desired > > I've be incredibly grateful > > > > Regards, > > Jamie > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > > > <Product Id="86ac8b33-f878-4bf1-ae97-84f3c8dbab40" Name="REMOVED" > > Language=" > > 1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="REMOVED" UpgradeCode=" > > 92347fc8-1e0f-4601-a96e-d01a46adebec"> > > > > <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> > > > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="REMOVED.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > > > <Property Id="ALLUSERS">1</Property> > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > > > <Directory Id="TempFolder"> > > > > <Directory Id="Bod" Name="Bod"> > > > > </Directory> > > > > </Directory> > > > > </Directory> > > > > <Property Id="REMOVED" Value='Administration.exe'></Property> > > > > <CustomAction Id='LaunchFile' Property='REMOVED' ExeCommand="-ad > > " [Bod]\" REMOVED 1.0" Return='check' /> > > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallInitialize"/> > > > > <Custom Action="LaunchFile" After="InstallFinalize">NOT > > Installed</Custom> > > > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > <Icon Id="icon.ico" SourceFile="favicon.ico"/> > > > > <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="icon.ico" /> > > > > <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="Plugin" Level="1" > > > > Description="Description"> > > > > <ComponentGroupRef Id="ExternalAssemblies"/> > > > > <ComponentGroupRef Id="BodPluginBinaries"/> > > > > </Feature> > > > > <UIRef Id="WixUI_Mondo" /> > > > > <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" /> > > > > </Product> > > > > </Wix> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ------ > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > 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 > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. 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