There is no reason to be honest. They can end up being in the same MSI in different features. I have 2 MSI's now, because after migrating from 3.5 to 6, I decided to use Burn. This meant removing my Merge Modules (msm A & B) (since it's not recommended anyway). So I converted them into msi's which was an easy change (MSI A and B). The MSI which was adding the msm's together in 3.5 is now my bootstrapper, chaining the MSI's (A and B) together. I will eventually merge them into 1, in multiple features.. This will not help with the problem I have though I think... It's going to be more elegant for sure;)
-----Original Message----- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: 21 November 2012 14:41 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Editing files from the Bootstrapper Application I'm curious about your setup. What is it about it that make having two MSIs worthwhile? Did you not want to have two Features in a single MSI? -----Original Message----- From: Stelios Kyprou [mailto:stelios.kyp...@fcg.im] Sent: 21 November 2012 12:34 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Editing files from the Bootstrapper Application Hi there, I'm having a Bootsrtapper application, where I have 2 msi's chained. A and B Msi A represents a codebase, that enables functionality based on a configuration file. Msi B depends on A. In the UI, I am planning to have a screen, where you can select what functionality you want from the product. This will decide: a) What to write to the config file when it is instlled via util:XmlConfig in MSI A b) Whether to install MSI B. What I want is: When I run the BA again, if I change the desired functionality: a)Update the config file based on new functionality b)Install/Delete MSI B if the functionality it provides is wanted/not wanted anymore. What I am not sure about, is how to approach point (a). When I initially install, I can provide the values to insert in the config file to MSI A as a property. But when I update my selection later on, how should I update this file? Are Features a good approach? If yes, does this mean I have to reference the same file in multiple features? Or do I just do it in code in the BA, without invoking any MSI actions? (Do not Plan/Apply anything, just do the config edit action). Thanks in advance ________________________________ This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Formicary cannot guarantee that this message is secure or free of errors or viruses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ________________________________ This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Formicary cannot guarantee that this message is secure or free of errors or viruses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
