The Windows Installer behavior has not changed. :( On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Dave Mateer <dave_mat...@ntm.org> wrote:
> Having already done some research, it appears that single-MSI > multi-language installers are not supported by Windows Installer, and thus, > not by WiX. However, the latest information I could find that actually > looked definitive was from 2007, and I'm wondering if there has been any > progress since that time, or if perhaps there is a solution for my very > simple case. > > 99.9% of the payload in my installer is the same between the various > languages. In fact, it is being called silently from a bootstrapper so I > don't even care about UI transformation. The ONLY thing that needs to be > translated is the product name as it appears in "Add/Remove Programs" and > the shortcut (including the folder), i.e.: > > <Product Name="!(loc.ProductName)"/> > <Package Description="!(loc.ProductName)"/> > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> > <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" > Name="!(loc.ProductName)"/> > </Directory> > <DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder"> > <Component> > <Shortcut Name="!(loc.ProductName)"> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > > Is there any way to "officially" do this without duplicating the content? > I have four languages to support, and the content is over 400 MB, so it > would be a real waste to create four separate installers. The language of > the application itself can be switched at runtime (using localization > resource files), so we really want to create one DVD with our single > installer. > > The most helpful workarounds I found (from 2007) are: > > http://jpassing.com/2007/06/14/authoring-multi-language-msi-packages/ > http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/transforms/morphing-installers > > Is this still the state of things? Would those transforms even work with > non-UI transforms? Any better ideas? > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
