[WiX-users] Bundle, payload and not copying to cache...

[Cristian Prieto]

I'm trying to bootstrap SQL Server Standard installation in my Wix setup...
So far I've done this:

 <ExePackage Compressed="no" Id= "SQLServer2012"
                  Cache           = "no"
                  PerMachine      = "yes"
                  Vital           = "yes"
                  DisplayName     = "SQL Server 2012 STD"
                  Description     = "Installs SQL 2012 STD Biztools
Instance"
                  InstallCommand  =
"/SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS=&quot;BUILTIN\Administrators&quot;
&quot;%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%&quot; &quot;NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK
SERVICE&quot; /ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS=&quot;BUILTIN\Administrators&quot;
&quot;%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%&quot; &quot;NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK
SERVICE&quot; /HIDECONSOLE /SkipRules=RebootRequiredCheck
/configurationfile=&quot;ConfigurationFile.ini&quot;"
                  RepairCommand   = "/Q /ACTION=Repair /HIDECONSOLE
/configurationfile=&quot;ConfigurationFile.ini&quot;"
                  UninstallCommand= "/Q /ACTION=Uninstall /HIDECONSOLE
/configurationfile=&quot;ConfigurationFile.ini&quot;"
                  Name            =  "SQL\Setup.exe"
                  SourceFile      = "SQL\Setup.exe"
                  DetectCondition = "SQLInstanceFound"
                  SuppressSignatureVerification="yes">
        <ExitCode Behavior="success" Value="0"/>
      </ExePackage>

Directory structure looks like this:
\SetupBootStrapper.exe
\SQL\Setup.exe ß launches sql installer
\SQL\x86\<many folders/files>
\SQL\redist\<many folders/files>


The problem is that when I run the package I see this in the logs...

[0F14:03B0][2013-09-25T19:42:58]i338: Acquiring package: SQLServer2012,
payload: SQLServer2012, copy from: C:\install\SQL\Setup.exe
[0F14:03B0][2013-09-25T19:42:58]i000: Setting string variable
'WixBundleLastUsedSource' to value 'C:\install\'
[0EF4:03A8][2013-09-25T19:42:58]i305: Verified acquired payload:
SQLServer2012 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package
Cache\.unverified\SQLServer2012, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package
Cache\24876E94686BBFDD2EBBC5BD8FE20598EA85DB10\SQL\Setup.exe.
[0EF4:0858][2013-09-25T19:42:58]i301: Applying execute package:
SQLServer2012, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package
Cache\24876E94686BBFDD2EBBC5BD8FE20598EA85DB10\SQL\Setup.exe, arguments:
'"C:\ProgramData\Package
Cache\24876E94686BBFDD2EBBC5BD8FE20598EA85DB10\SQL\Setup.exe"
/SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS="BUILTIN\Administrators" "%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%" "NT
AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" /ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS="BUILTIN\Administrators"
"%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%" "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" /HIDECONSOLE
/SkipRules=RebootRequiredCheck /configurationfile="ConfigurationFile.ini"'
[0EF4:0858][2013-09-25T19:43:04]e000: Error 0x84c40035: Process returned
error: 0x84c40035

Yeah, it copies everything to the Package Cache directory (even when
specifying cache="no")...

What I think I need is:

* Using payload
http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/payload.html to copy
all directories and files to the Package Cache directory before initiating
the installation
* Telling to run from the SQL Server installation root directory instead of
from the Package Cache, avoiding to copy without need to the directory.

I will prefer the last option so it will (in theory) use a lot less space
for installation.

Any hint?
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