Hi Richard, Yes, I'm trying to figure out whether my scenario is appropriate for wix before I invest a lot of time learning all the details. As the tutorial says, there is a "steep learning curve". I appreciate your advice.
I was not assuming that the unzip capability was built into wix. My scenario would be something like: 1) display license agreement 2a) EITHER install a) infozip or other unzip binary and b) zip file 2b) OR leave unzip binary and zip file on the cd 3) invoke unzip on the zip file, placing files in set location 4) add shortcuts to desktop and start menu 5) check for .NET 2.0 runtime, install if needed 6) give user additional information Step 3) is the one I need help with. Thanks, Daniel Foster, Richard - PAL wrote: > Daniel, > > I think what the other responders have tried to do is suggest that for > your scenario, WiX may not be appropriate. > > Yes, Microsoft Installer (and therefore WiX) can do what you want (and > more), *but* the unzip functionality you have requested is not built in, > so you would have to create and support it yourself. > > Like the others, I would question if your scenario (to basically do it > the same way you always have) is the most sensible, assuming you want to > use Microsoft Installer. > > If you still want to use Wix, a better option is probably to create a > set of fragments one encapsulating the main application, and others for > each set of optional data. > > To build the installation, you then create a "master" file for each > distribution, referencing the necessary fragments. > > Hopefully this (somewhat) answers your question. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel > Goldman > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 16:17 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] customaction runs unzip? > > I appreciate your responding, but it doesn't answer my simple question. > Is it possible to use customaction (or some other wix mechanism) to run > unzip on an installed zip file? > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
