You can't launch one MSI from another one, and you can't bundle one MSI
inside another.
So I assume what Brett is saying is that you should make a Setup.exe
that first launches one MSI, and when that is complete, launches the
other.
I've actually written a program like that recently, an MSI launcher. I'm
planning on making it available as freeware, but probably not until a
couple weeks from now when I'm done with another part of the same
toolkit, an MSI Editor.
Rennie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael
Reiland
Sent: 1. maj 2007 19:20
To: Brett Kapilik; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Calling external install script from
yourinstallscript?
Thank you for the quick response Brett.
I'm rather ignorant when it comes to installer scripts (This is
a new hat for me) so I'd like to make sure I'm understanding you.
The other software is installed via MSI so when you say I need
to bootstrap into 1 setup.exe does that mean I should create my MSI file
then create another MSI file that's made up of both my software MSI and
the OEM MSI?
Or are you stating that I should write a simple program named
Setup.exe that runs both MSI files in the background?
- Michael Reiland
On 5/1/07, Brett Kapilik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If the other installer does not use MSI then you could
call it with a custom action. If it is MSI then you will probably have
to resort to bootstrapping both it and your installer into one setup.exe
routine.
- Brett
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael
Reiland
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:19 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Calling external install
script from your installscript?
I have a piece of OEM software on which my
software depends. I'd like to bundle everything up into a single
executable that will run the OEM install script then finish my install
script (or in the reverse order if necessary). I'm new to Wix and there
seems to be a lot there so I thought it may be faster if I could get
some input into how to do this. If I need to create a dll to do the
handywork for me that's ok too.
What's the best way to achieve this via wix?
Thanks
- Michael Reiland
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