Yes, but I think the feature you are asking for requires extending Windows Installer. If you find a way to do it then that'd be an interesting addition to the WiX toolset.
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, but WiX can be extended without extending Windows Installer, right? > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:42 AM, Christopher Painter <chr...@iswix.com> > wrote: > > Windows Installer XML ( WiX ) is a toolset that authors Windows Installer > > databases. Windows Installer is Microsoft Windows operating system > > component and is not open sourced. > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > From: "Alec Taylor" <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:33 AM > > > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing > progress > > bar) during install > > > > > > But I though WiX has been released under CPL, [an open-source license] > > > > encouraging collaboration? > > > > > > I would be very happy though, to work for Microsoft to build int his > > > > much needed feature. > > > > > > Who should I speak with (if it comes to this)? > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > > wrote: > > > >> The Windows Installer is owned by Windows. You'd need need to get hired > > by > > > >> Microsoft and work for the Windows Installer team to build this > > > >> functionality into the Windows Installer? > > > >> Burn is a bootstrapper/chainer that is part of the WiX toolset ( > > > >> http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2009/7/14/Lets-talk-about-Burn). > > > >> Downloading is already part of it. > > > >> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 3:43 AM, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Any plans to build this in? > > > >>> > > > >>> If you can send me some pointers in the right direction I might give a > > go > > > >>> myself > > > >>> > > > >>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>> > The Windows Installer doesn't support doing that natively. This is > > one > > > >>> (of > > > >>> > several things) that Burn is for. > > > >>> > > > > >>> > On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Alec Taylor < > alec.tayl...@gmail.com > > > >>> >wrote: > > > >>> > > > > >>> >> Good evening, > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> How do I download packages automatically (showing progress bar) > > during > > > >>> >> install? > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> (I've done this using NSIS, just wondering if it's possible in WiX) > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> Thanks for all suggestions, > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> Alec Taylor > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > >>> >> BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > > > >>> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-devcon-copy2 > > > >>> >> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> >> WiX-users mailing list > > > >>> >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > >>> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > -- > > > >>> > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > >>> > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > > > >>> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-devcon-copy2 > > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>> > WiX-users mailing list > > > >>> > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > >>> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > >>> BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > > > >>> Learn about the latest advances in developing for the > > > >>> BlackBerry® mobile platform with sessions, labs & more. > > > >>> See new tools and technologies. 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Common sense. > > > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> WiX-users mailing list > > > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > >> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a > > > > definitive record of customers, application performance, security > > > > threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes > > > > sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2dcopy1 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a > > definitive record of customers, application performance, security > > threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes > > sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. 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