[WiX-users] Shortcut in a merge module

2006-07-20 Thread Colin Burn
Hi, I'm trying to write a merge module that installs a shortcut to the start menu in the same folder as the MSI installs its shortcuts i.e. I need a way to pass a folder name to a merge module. Is this possible? Thanks

Re: [WiX-users] Putting files in wwwroot folder

2006-07-20 Thread Scott Sam
That put the files in d:\root\inetpub\wwwroot. Any other ideas? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rafuse Robert Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:50 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Putting files in wwwroot

Re: [WiX-users] Should WiX add support for installing Windowsinstrumentation features?

2006-07-20 Thread John Vottero
I think that WiX (and/or Windows Installer) needs to stop thinking that the Installer class is a bad idea and start thinking of how to support it. Whether you like it or not, Microsoft has adopted the Installer classes as the standard way to install things. I still don't understand why an

Re: [WiX-users] Should WiX add support for installing Windowsinstrumentation features?

2006-07-20 Thread michael
Here's my take on this subject.  All of my applications at this time and the forseeable future are written in C# and run on the .NET platform.  However, I still build things such as custom actions, shell integrations, etc., using C and C++.I do this because of how I understand that the CLR

Re: [WiX-users] Putting files in wwwroot folder

2006-07-20 Thread Scott Sam
This worked. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rafuse Robert Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:50 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Putting files in wwwroot folder There may be a better way to do this,

Re: [WiX-users] Should WiX add support for installing Windowsinstrumentation features?

2006-07-20 Thread John Vottero
Creating an installer that uses custom actions that are based on two different versions of the .NET Framework is definitely a bad idea but, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be able to use managed code at all. I've run into a similar problem with the C++ runtime, installing on x64

Re: [WiX-users] Path the file in Binary table

2006-07-20 Thread Eddie Tse
I see, so say I want to use temporary files during install as part of a custom action, but dont want the files to be on the system after execution. Is there a built in way to do this? Or do I have to make my own custom action and perform its own extraction and cleanup? From:

Re: [WiX-users] Path the file in Binary table

2006-07-20 Thread Derek Cicerone
Youd have to do it via your own custom action. What is your scenario? In general you should avoid custom actions because its very difficult to write one properly/securely. Derek From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Tse Sent: Thursday, July 20,

Re: [WiX-users] Path the file in Binary table

2006-07-20 Thread Eddie Tse
Im trying to deploy web services to an IIS site running Sharepoint along with some templates that will be loaded as documents into the Sharepoint library. Looks like just executing an external command would be easier then. Eddie From: Derek Cicerone [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [WiX-users] Path the file in Binary table

2006-07-20 Thread Derek Cicerone
The WiX IIS custom actions dont cover your needs? What will the external command do specifically? Derek From: Eddie Tse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Path the