I would encourage you to start working on a new addition to the pubca.dll to do these sorts of things. We're locking down WiX v3 so this amount of churn isn't good for that release but pubca.dll could churn more independently.
I wrote much of the original Sql CustomActions (back in 2001), but there have been additions by other people over time. If you want to discuss these sorts of things in more detail, let's discuss on [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:02 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Expanding the SQL extension I (and a bunch of people over here) would like to add more functionality to SqlScript, basically one of the following: a) Automatically translating MSI properties within SqlScripts, the same way SqlString works or b) Create a Replace tag to explicitly tell how to do replaces within SqlScripts, kind of <sql:SqlScript Id="" bla bla bla> <sql:Replace Find="%MyServerName%" ReplaceWith="[SERVERNAME]" /> <sql:Replace Find="$APrettyVariable$" ReplaceWith="[SOME_VARIABLE]" /> </sql:SqlScript> I prefer (b), and eventually I will write the code for it, but if I get cooperation for the owner of the extension, more people will be benefited. By the way, InstallShield works like (b) Rgrds, Eitan On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Chad Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you trying to use SqlScript instead and deprecate SqlString? > > I'd be really interested in that... > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Eitan Behar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Who's developing the SQL Extension? There is a nice feature that several > > people are interested in adding it to the extension, and I could help > > writing some code to it. > > > > The feature is adding the ability to add replaceable parameters to > > SQLScript > > elements. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eitan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > challenge > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > > prizes > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
