Unfortunately, based on our current requirements, we must not prompt the user in any way nor may we require them to download a second file. Our client has requested that certain customer-specific variables be known by the application during install. The application must supply these variables to the servers when making any web service or restful call to the back end. This is why generating the MSI is so necessary.
I hope this helps. Thanks for taking the time to reply. - Greg On Jan 29, 2013, at 7:25 AM, Peter Shirtcliffe <pshirtcli...@sdl.com> wrote: > If your MSI packages are always the same apart from that single configuration > file, one way to do it would be to exclude file from the MSI. Then create a > single, static MSI and let the application download the config file at > runtime and configure itself, if it hasn't already done so. > > This would be particularly advisable if your config could change during the > installed lifetime of the MSI, but less necessary if it never changes. It > would greatly simplify building and maintenance of the MSI and allow user > changes to be made to the config. MSI is much easier to manage when > installing unchanging resources and it would be a lot simpler for you if > there is only one MSI for all users. > > Whether this is a reasonable solution depends on the constraints of the > target environments. If this doesn't help, perhaps you could elaborate on > that aspect. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Deward [mailto:greg.dew...@gmail.com] > Sent: 29 January 2013 12:08 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Advice Needed / Package Custom Config File > > Is it possible to use Wix to programmatically create an MSI Installer using a > background process and an existing file structure? I would like to embed a > customized configuration file within their downloadable installation package. > I have never used Wix so any links to code or samples, demonstrating this > ability, would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, in advance. > > - G. Deward > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, > Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with > LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and > experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. > If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires > that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we > further request that you advise us. > SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. > Registered number: 02675207. > Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 > 7DY, UK. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, > MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current > with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft > MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
