What types of things are you needing to download? What about a post-install process that downloads what you need, perhaps something similar to NuGet?
-----Original Message----- From: Alec Taylor [mailto:alec.tayl...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:19 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Download packages automatically (showing progress bar) during install I'll see what I can do without extending Windows Installer. I'm thinking the most difficult part will be showing output messages and progress. On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote: > 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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