Post install processes aren't as professional as during-install processes. On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:24 PM, John Bergman <john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com> wrote: > 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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