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From: Christopher Painter <chr...@deploymentengineering.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Saturday, 7 May 2011 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Multiple runs of same installer Sure, it's called Multiple Instance Installers. I've done it many times in InstallShield but haven't done it in WiX yet. The basics are the same, it's just different infrastructure / capabilities in how you build it and service it. Here are a few links to get you started: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367797(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369528(v=vs.85).aspx http://blog.deploymentengineering.com/2006/10/multiple-instance-msis-and.htm http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Multiple-Instance-Transforms-Walkthrough-Proposed-Simple-Addition-to-WiX-to-Make-Them-Easier-td708828.html l --- 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 --- On Sat, 5/7/11, CoolBreeze <coolbreeze...@googlemail.com> wrote: From: CoolBreeze <coolbreeze...@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Multiple runs of same installer To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011, 9:16 AM Does anyone know if this is possible and if so how to go about setting this up? On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 12:29 PM, CoolBreeze <coolbreeze...@googlemail.com>wrote: > Is it possible to allow the same installer to run multiple times? > > The situation is that I've created a website installer that will need the > ability to be run multiple times to facilitate the creation of Virtual > Folders in IIS for different brands. > > So for example I run the installer and create a VirtualFolder under the > Default Website within IIS called BrandA, which installs all website files. > I need to be able to re-run the installer and this time specify BrandB, so > that the website files will be installed under the BrandB Virtual Folder. > > This is all because we have an installer that needs the ability to be > re-used for the installation of multiple product brands, without creating > separate installers for each brand and duplicating the project code for > each. > > As it is now I have the Product Id set to an "*", so that it is different > for each run; however, when my installer gets to the dialog where I enter > the Virtual Folder name, I have a drop down where I select the Web Site to > create the Virtual Folder under the drop down is not being populated on the > second run also the destination folder and Virtual Folder name are the same > values as my first run. If I edit them and click Next it's failing with a > log file entry indicating error 2896. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
