Agreed, that's really the only complete reference source for WiX 3.6, and there's quite a lot that you can only really learn via the book. Be careful though as I saw a bogus addition flying around on Amazon UK (it's gone now so maybe it was just a mistake).
In the book, your requirements above mean you'll probably be getting to know Burn quite well, and chapters 15 and 16 cover that in some detail. On 22 July 2013 12:02, Gregg Swanson <gregg.swan...@microsoft.com> wrote: > I would encourage you to purchase this book - > http://www.amazon.com/WiX-3-6-Developers-Windows-Installer/dp/1782160426/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374490843&sr=8-1&keywords=wix > > WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML [Paperback] > Nick Ramirez > > Be sure to get the latest edition. > > Thanks, > Gregg > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Gray [mailto:chrysal...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 1:58 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Starting a complex project > > Hey List! > I've just begun the exciting journey of migrating our company's > installer from a large, slow NSIS script to a shiny new WiX project, and I > was hoping the list could point me towards a few more or let me know about > any pitfalls I may encounter. I've done some research & found a few > resources, but much of the documentation seems to be a bit out of date or > scattered between stackoverflow posts & blog entries, so I was hoping > people here might have some suggestions on where to look for the most up to > date resources. The scope of this project is pretty large, and will need > support for at minimum: > -Slight UI customization (we'd prefer a relatively standard UI, but need > 1-2 custom checkboxes for launching the readme, & a few other minor things > like that. ) -An OEM preinstaller with slightly different behavior -A mixed > x86/x64 package - I'm aware I'll have to make separate .msi packages & > bundle them with burn. > -chaining the VS2010 redistributable packages -chaining a 2nd driver > installer > > Some stretch goals would be building a web installer & adding a totally > custom UI experience, perhaps akin to the VS2012 one (is there a tutorial > on how they built that or an example? I'm presently downloading the source > for wix to look at their installer files) > > So far I've found these: > http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial - helpful, but somewhat out of date > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/schema_index.htm - helpful, but > only if you have some idea what you're looking for > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/471424/wix-tricks-and-tips - The only > best practices list I've seen, with some conflicting advice & sadly locked > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get > end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate > bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. > Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics > Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics > Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. > Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
