This installer is very nice. I was able to get the whole thing happening in a couple of hours, while the one I struggled to build in .net took over a week to appreciate. Thanks for pointing out dotNetInstaller; appreciate the help. Thanks also to Davide Icardi. jl
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilson, Phil D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 4:10 AM Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] how to install msde? When they say "wrapper" they don't mean "custom action", which is what your installer class calls are. They mean something like this: http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/dotNetInstaller.asp that's separate from the MSI file. This might be a good choice for you - the MSDE setup engine. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/distsql /distsql_84xl.asp Phil Wilson [Windows Installer MVP] -----Original Message----- From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Suter Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] how to install msde? Hi all, The docs on installing MSDE pretty clearly state to avoid using merge modules and instead install from within a "wrapper application". This (to me anyway) means that I write an installer class, add that as a custom action and use it to fire off the MSDE installer. This causes a problem for Windows Installer, which complains "Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install." There seems to be nothing relevant in the kb. I'd appreciate any suggestions for how to deal with this issue, and of course any other enlightenment is welcome. What is currently the best practice for installing MSDE? Thanks jl =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
