They are native code libraries used both in making some of the interop for the WiX build tools as well as the custom actions incorporated in several of the supplied extensions.
They are in the distribution because they supply a good set of solid tested code for helping building native dll custom actions by providing methods for logging, component and feature action testing, session property management, and msi-sql queries, along with other code. Dutil is a more "general" utility library, while wca* are specifically for custom action building. Not everything in dutil is appropriate for most CA work, but wcautil is built on dutil. Searching this list and some of the blogs will give examples and guidance for some of the APIs, but the source is probably the best reference I know of at this point. Browsing the header files (start with dutil.h and wcautil.h to get a feel) in the SDK\inc folder of the wix installation directory you can see which functions and classes are considered "public". Sometimes there are some comments to help guide you as to usage/function/etc. -----Original Message----- From: Sean Farrow [mailto:sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:02 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] wca and Dutil Hi: I have two questions: Can someone tell me what wca and Dutil are? I realise they are a set of functions, but where do they help wix developers? Secondly, is there a reference as to what functions are available? I could browse the source but if there's a quicker way of finding out the functions and what they do, this would be much appreciated. Sean. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
