There is a feature in the works in WiX v3.6 to address #2. That feature is right behind finishing the huge features of Burn. I hope everything gets unlocked in next two weeks and bugs start getting fixed (instead of feature work).
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 6:34 AM, Nick Davey <n...@idocket.com> wrote: > I will not disagree, it does smack of a nasty syndrome. But in the > grand scheme of things, the boss is the boss, and he controls the > hardware. No amount of bitching will change his mind. I have considered > using WinZip or the like to create a chunked delivery method, but I am > still exploring options. Ideally, I would like to set this up as a web > installer. Our program is small enough to install quickly, even over an > internet install. (Plus, that would make updates much easier for me as I > have over 30 clients with multiple PCs each to update.) I still think it > would be nice if WiX had such functionality built in. Maybe if I get > time I can try to code it in. :) > > Nick > n...@idocket.com > > > On 9/30/2010 7:52 AM, Christopher Painter wrote: > > Your whole FTP problem smacks of the "they" (passive voice) syndrome and > you are > > solving the wrong problem IMO. I would refuse to "fix" it by chunking > my MSI > > into 5 CABs. Instead I would use a tool like WinZip of PackageForTheWeb > ( > > InstallShield ) to create a self extracting EXE that handles the problem > of > > chunking your MSI into multiple files and delivering a complete MSI on > the other > > end. > > > > That said, InstallShield has really nice media support including a Custom > option > > where you can specify how many KB for each chunk. > > > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > > attention? E-Mail Me > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Nick Davey<n...@idocket.com> > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 7:18:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Continuing questions about WiX > > > > I will check out the links later today from work. I will also see if > > there is a newer .msm for crystal reports that will work with (/not > > break) my project. If there is, I will use it instead. > > > > As for switching FTP servers, that I cannot do, as it is the company > > wide FTP and I do not have a choice in what I can use. I find it > > somewhat ironic that the vs2005 setup bundler can split up the setup > > files but WiX cannot. I can only hope that such functionality is some > > kind of custom implementation. I know that in this day and age such > > issues really are not a concern, but the added flexibility for WiX would > > be most excellent. > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > Nick > > n...@idocket.com > > > > On 9/30/2010 5:25 AM, Dominik Guder wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> 1) the first warning could be ignored safely. This only means that > >> ProgramFile is defined twice, once in your file and in crystal reports > msm. > >> (This is common for most MSMs) > >> > >> The other errors are from an "old" crystal msm. There was a similar > thread > >> in Februar. See > >> > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Using-EnsureTable-to-resolve-ICE03-error-results-in-LGHT0094-error-td4515067.html > >> l > >> Using<EnsureTable> to resolve ICE03 error and > >> > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Re-Using-EnsureTable-to-resolve-ICE03-error-td4535736.html > >> l > >> Re: Using<EnsureTable> to resolve ICE03 error or another similar post > at > >> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/461907/trying-to-use-ensuretable-in-wix-to-fix-validation-errors > >> s > >> stackoverflow.com > >> > >> 2) You might consider to use another FTP hosting provider or server > >> software. 10MB is not very much and should be handled easyly. Maybe it's > not > >> the ftp host, but your firewall. > >> Another way could be to use either RAR or Zip/7z to split your MSI after > it > >> was built into 10MB chunks > >> > >> hth Dominik > >> > >> > >> Nick Davey wrote: > >>> Ok, so the size of the installer was sorted quite nicely. Thanks > to > >>> all who helped. > >>> > >>> Now on to two more issues I can't seem to get around. > >>> > >>> 1) I am trying to include Crystal Reports in my installer, as my > >>> software depends on it. > >>> > >>> Using this .wxs: > >>> > >>> The first warning is what I think is the cause of all these errors, but > >>> I am not sure. > >>> > >>> 2) Is there a way to make WiX split up .cab files into chunks of a > >>> certain size? (This goes back to my 10MB FTP limit from my first > >>> posting.) When I package Crystal Reports, even with high compression it > >>> is stil 10MB. I know using the "setup project" that comes with vs2005 I > >>> can have it split up the .cab files into arbitrarily sized chunks. I am > >>> really hoping that WiX can do the same. > >>> > >>> I am sure there is an option for the second question I have, but I have > >>> not been able to find it as of yet. Thanks for any help you can offer. > >>> > >>> Nick > >>> n...@idocket.com > >>> > >>> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances > and start using them to simplify application deployment and > accelerate your shift to cloud computing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
