[WiX-users] Create text file

2015-03-20 Thread Lars
Hello, I would like our installer to a create text file (actually an .ini file without any sections) with installation specific information included. The IniFile element obviously wont work due to requiring sections. One solution would be to pipe the required information to a file using

Re: [WiX-users] Create text file

2015-03-20 Thread Wheeler, Blaine (DSHS/DCS)
[mailto:laasu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 7:34 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Create text file Hello, I would like our installer to a create text file (actually an .ini file without any sections) with installation specific information included

Re: [WiX-users] Create text file

2015-03-20 Thread Lars
That is a separate issue and not possible in our system without major changes. kind regards, Lars From: bwhee...@dshs.wa.gov To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:15:53 + Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Create text file On the whole, an ini file is best created

Re: [WiX-users] Create text file

2015-03-20 Thread Phil Wilson
without major changes. kind regards, Lars From: bwhee...@dshs.wa.gov To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:15:53 + Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Create text file On the whole, an ini file is best created on the first run of the application. This avoids the whole

Re: [WiX-users] Create text file

2015-03-20 Thread Jeremiahf
: Re: [WiX-users] Create text file On the whole, an ini file is best created on the first run of the application. This avoids the whole - user context and folder privilege challenge since ini's often have user specific settings they should be stored per user and not per application

Re: [WiX-users] Create text file

2015-03-20 Thread Phill Hogland
I started researching a similar problem related to a java app that required the setup to modify java.props files, which are similar to ini files without sections. I tabled that effort for now, as there is a higher level business discussion about terminating the java app and replacing it with a