[WiX-users] Burn without UI
Is it possible to have a bootstrapper made with burn that doesn't show any UI? All I want my bootstrapper to do is decide what platform it's running on (x86 or x64), extract the appropriate MSI installer from within itself and run it. At the moment, the Burn UI takes over. Is there a no-UI option? Thanks, Alex -- Swish - Easy SFTP for Windows Explorer (http://www.swish-sftp.org) -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
Looks like you need to write your own BA: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-bootstrap-a-single-MSI-not-showing-BA-UI-at-all-td6926187.html http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-bootstrap-a-single-MSI-not-showing-BA-UI-at-all-td6926187.html -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-without-UI-tp7239834p7239968.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
On 31 January 2012 15:07, jhennessey jack.hennes...@hyland.com wrote: Looks like you need to write your own BA: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-bootstrap-a-single-MSI-not-showing-BA-UI-at-all-td6926187.html Is this hard to do? Can it be done in C++ or must I use .net? Can you point me to something to get me started (I've searched online and in the source but can't find anything)? Thanks, Alex -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
On 31-Jan-12 09:12, Alexander Lamaison wrote: Is it possible to have a bootstrapper made with burn that doesn't show any UI? The WixStdBA supports the /silent switch for no-UI installations. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
You can do it in native or managed code. Take a look at the burn solution file in the source (src\burn\burn.sln). You can see both the wixstdba (native) and WixBA (managed) projects for examples. I haven't come across any tutorials or anything like that though. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-without-UI-tp7239834p7240469.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
On 31/01/2012 15:37, Alexander Lamaison wrote: Is this hard to do? Can it be done in C++ or must I use .net? Can you point me to something to get me started (I've searched online and in the source but can't find anything)? Fortunately you can use C++. I certainly don't like the idea of requiring customers to install .NET on platforms such as Server 2008 or Hyper-V Server just so they can run my installer to install a native application :) -- Bruce Cran -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
Even with a managed bootstrapper you don't need .NET installed initially if I remember correctly. Dieter Lunn http://ubiety.ca On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Bruce Cran br...@cran.org.uk wrote: On 31/01/2012 15:37, Alexander Lamaison wrote: Is this hard to do? Can it be done in C++ or must I use .net? Can you point me to something to get me started (I've searched online and in the source but can't find anything)? Fortunately you can use C++. I certainly don't like the idea of requiring customers to install .NET on platforms such as Server 2008 or Hyper-V Server just so they can run my installer to install a native application :) -- Bruce Cran -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
On 31/01/2012 19:14, Dieter Lunn wrote: Even with a managed bootstrapper you don't need .NET installed initially if I remember correctly. That's right - Burn will bootstrap .NET first. But I just don't like the idea of requiring extra software to be installed just for the installer. -- Bruce Cran -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Burn without UI
On 31/01/2012 20:02, Bruce Cran wrote: On 31/01/2012 19:14, Dieter Lunn wrote: Even with a managed bootstrapper you don't need .NET installed initially if I remember correctly. That's right - Burn will bootstrap .NET first. But I just don't like the idea of requiring extra software to be installed just for the installer. Server 2008 Core doesn't even support the .NET Framework at all. From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff770052%28v=winembedded.60%29.aspx : Server Core for Windows Server 2008 does not support any version of the .NET Framework. That page also suggests that trying to install .NET by running the redistributable will fail on Server Core installations, and that you have to install it as a feature instead. -- Bruce Cran -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
