The other scenario to cover is when an EXE sometimes is and sometimes isn't
a service. I usually try to get my developers to factor their classes out
into a DLL and create two different EXE facades for it. This plays nicer
with MSI. But sometimes they resist and I'm forced to do mutually
exclusive components.
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From: "Rob Reynolds" <ferventco...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 6:58 PM
To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset."
<wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to pass an enumeration as a variable? Allowing
Service Start Type to be passed in as an MSI PROPERY
I think that's likely the path I will take. I'll send a link when done for
review.
On Tuesday, October 1, 2013, Rob Mensching wrote:
> Yeah, this sort of thing reminds me why we need to create a standard
custom
> action to replace the built-in ServiceInstall support of the Windows
> Installer. They just didn't get the core functionality right. <sigh/>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Hoover, Jacob
> <jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com <javascript:;>>wrote:
>
> > As Chris outlined in in his answer, If you want an Install time
variation
> > point you'll have to go the mutually exclusive component route or the
> > harder dynamically emmited ServiceInstall table route using custom
> actions
> > that leverage SQL Temporary Tables. ( Much harder... )
> >
> > The first involves defining a component for each startup option you
want
> > to support, condition the components, and utilize the remember me
pattern
> > to persist the users choice across upgrades and repairs.
> >
> > The second is much harder to get right, and would take an advanced
> > understanding of Windows Installer.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob Reynolds [mailto:ferventco...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 12:48 PM
> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [WiX-users] How to pass an enumeration as a variable?
Allowing
> > Service Start Type to be passed in as an MSI PROPERY
> >
> > I am trying to pass a variable to the service start enumeration.
> >
> > This is what I have found
> >
> >
>
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9419411/wix-setting-service-startup-type-
using-a-property-property-not-recognized
> >
> > What is the recommended way to do that?
> >
> > ____
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