I had a similar requirement and I chose to move the SQL install out of the main installation and in to a post install application I wrote.
Neil -----Original Message----- From: Nick Miller [mailto:nmil...@livetechnology.com] Sent: 02 May 2013 00:03 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn Prerequisites The software I am installing is pretty complex. One of the MSI's creates 60 databases, and executes about 30Mb of SQL scripts. Verifying a working connection to SQL is a must, and I have since realized that installing as a prerequisite will not work as the installer allows users to connect to an external database, and even searches for instances on the network. I am now experimenting with making the SQL install optional if it is not installed, and the user is not connecting to an external DB. Thanks for the reply, Nick -----Original Message----- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 1:47 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn Prerequisites I have to say this seems like an odd requirement, I have an application that needs SQL Express and I have structure the BA to detect SQL and if it is not present install it in the normal burn chain sequence. Is there a reason why you can't do this? -----Original Message----- From: Nick Miller [mailto:nmil...@livetechnology.com] Sent: 30 April 2013 22:05 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. (wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Subject: [WiX-users] Burn Prerequisites Hi All, Is there a way to define prerequisites that need to be installed before the BA loads? For example, I want burn to install SQL express before loading the bootstrapper application. The reason for this is my BA checks SQL connectivity before beginning the install process. I need to make sure the installer can connect to SQL before installing, and I also (may) need to install SQL. If anyone can think of a more elegant way of doing this I am open to suggestions. Thanks, Nick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
