You might look into this: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dotnetnative.aspx
We have had success with this in writing a couple of very simple CAs for experimentation (starting tomcat service bootstrappers, SQL Server CAs). Stephen Tunney Nuance Communications, Inc. Solutions Architect, Imaging Division Waterloo, Ontario, Canada stephen.tun...@nuance.com 519-880-7463 Office NUANCE.COM The experience speaks for itself (tm) -----Original Message----- From: Craig Reeves [mailto:craig.ree...@kraygsoft.com] Sent: February-18-15 2:07 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Custom action without having to install .net Anything written in managed code using the dot net framework will have a dependency on .net your options are that you write the custom action in c++ or you compile it in .net 2 in the hope that they have that installed. One other option is to use a boot chainer like Burn. this will install the dotnet framework before executing the MSI. Kind Regards Craig Reeves craig.ree...@kraygsoft.com On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 6:22 AM, Sarvagya Pant <sarvagya.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have created a custom action using C# .Net 4.0 that is supposed to > get the property passed to it and create a file eg: > > msiexec /i somemsi.msi /l*v out.txt IPADDRESS="127.0.0.1" > > I have created both MSI that does the work. But as this MSI is to be > deployed to customers, I have following questions: > > 1. Does the customer, which will install the product, should also > install .net 4.0 for running just a function from the DLL of Custom Action? > 2. If above case is true, how can I remove the dependency of adding > .net > 4.0 so that customer doesn't need to install .net before installing my > executable? > > Thanks, > Sarvagya > > -- > *sarvagya* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT > Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and > Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App > Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for > billion-dollar corporations, FREE > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=190641631&iu=/4140/ostg. > clktrk _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Kind Regards Craig Reeves craig.ree...@kraygsoft.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=190641631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=190641631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
