Hey Sean, I think you just need to have the table in the DB (can be empty) and then create records for it. See this for a start.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370072(VS.85).aspx Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 5:48 AM, Sean Farrow <sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk>wrote: > Hi Bob: > It's not static data, it's dynamically picked up during install. If I > can create a table and add data to this table (in ca's), this would > suffice nicely. > Any help apreciated as to how to do this. > Cheers > Sean. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > Sent: 19 February 2009 18:01 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] creating wix extensions > > Sean Farrow wrote: > > Firstly, thanks for the pointers. How then do I fill a table using a > > custom action at runtime. It seems I can get away with doing this, and > > > then have in installation query this table for the info I need via > > other ca's. > > > > If it's static data, it'll be much easier to create it via an extension > from XML authoring. Otherwise, where do you get the data in the first > place? > > -- > sig://boB > http://joyofsetup.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San > Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: > SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3868 (20090219) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3868 (20090219) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, > CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: > SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
