Our in-house repackaging stuff contains scripts where antivirus is not a problem. They're simple and easy to troubleshoot so that really isn't an issue either.
Scripts were stripped from our real-world installs way back in the day. I guess I forgot why. Matt Walker Installation Development 200 Kelly Road | Quakertown, PA 18951 Phone: +1 215.529.9900, x192 | 800.836.5440 Fax: +1 215.536.9249 http://www.synergissoftware.com/ Adept Engineering Document Management & Workflow This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 3:54 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Interviewing an installation developer That question would be very telling in an interview. :-) I don't punish candidates for having written script custom actions; we've all done that at some point. But they don't qualify for senior and principal positions if they can't articulate the risks and shown the ability to demonstrate implementing alternative solutions. > Why are Custom Actions in VBScript a > warning sign? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
