Bundles essentially do all that for you, adding the data to the BootstrapperApplicationData.xml file.
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Phil Wilson <phil.wil...@mvps.org> wrote: > ..... And determining the "size" of an MSI can be a royal pain. If you mean > "when it's about to be installed" then it will be accurate only after the > costing is complete because features have been picked and Windows has > worked > out which files are actually going to be installed. If you just want a > generic approximate size to show, then write a dumb build tool that adds up > all the sizes in the file table and stores the result in the Property table > were it can be queried. > > Phil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 7:03 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] determining the install size of an existing msi > > MsiPackage element is used by Bundles. That data is provided in the > BootstrapperApplicationData.xml file provided to BootstrapperApplications > running in Burn. Not clear if you are writing a custom BA or if you have a > custom bootstrapper engine. For the latter, you'll have to write all the > infrastructure yourself. > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Bozym, Bill [Audatex - Americas] < > bill.bo...@audatex.com> wrote: > > > I have custom bootstrapper and I want to present a variable on the UI > > that lets the user know the install size of the MSI. I see the > > property "InstallSize" for the MsiPackage Element definition. Can > > this value be queried from an existing MSI? > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------ > > > > > > > > PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > > The information in this electronic mail (and any associated > > attachments) is intended for the named recipient(s) only and may > > contain privileged and confidential information. If you have received > > this message in error, you are hereby notified that any use, > > disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly > > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient(s), please contact > > the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of > > advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs > > for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. > > Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. > > Get a free account! > > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced > analytics > on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a > phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for > easy > data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced > analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building > apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use > our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
