Re: [WiX-users] Passing Parameters to a SQL file

2008-08-23 Thread Neil Sleightholm
06:25 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing Parameters to a SQL file I agree that would be a useful addition, I am trying to replace an existing install that shells out to sqlcmd and passes command line option to that. One option might be to do

Re: [WiX-users] Passing Parameters to a SQL file

2008-08-21 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Behar Sent: 22 August 2008 05:33 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing Parameters to a SQL file Well, this sounds like a good workaround, but I wanted to do it Install Shield style, where you can just place parameters (like %blabla%)

Re: [WiX-users] Passing Parameters to a SQL file

2008-08-21 Thread Eitan Behar
, August 21, 2008 5:48 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing Parameters to a SQL file How many parameters are you talking about? If it's just a few, why don't you use a sqlstring action to put them in some temporary table in your db, rea

Re: [WiX-users] Passing Parameters to a SQL file

2008-08-21 Thread Dana Gutride
How many parameters are you talking about? If it's just a few, why don't you use a sqlstring action to put them in some temporary table in your db, read them out with your scripts and get them that way. SqlScripts are not designed for passing in parameters and they most likely don't have access t