[wix-users] Download URL for using RemotePayload to install SQL Express

[Dave Andersen]

Hi Phill,

This looks like what you might need:
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/DownloadSQLServerExpress.aspx

It sounds like there is no easy way to find them.

- Dave



On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 11:19 AM Phill Hogland <phill.hogland at rimage.com>
wrote:

> I created a bundle which installs SQL Express 2012 SP2 for x64 or x86 (and
> several locales) each requiring a separate Microsoft setup.  While that is
> working, I am trying to convert to use RemotePayload, so that I do not have
> to stage the Microsoft bundles with each build on my web deployment
> server.  This is my first serious attempt to use RemotePayload.  I
> harvested the RemotePayload attributes using heat.exe, but how do I come up
> with a correct download url for Microsoft's server?
>
> I assume it should be a go.microsoft.com/fwlink  URL, but I have never
> understood how to find these.  And as I post this question I am told that I
> should use SQL Express 2014 (rather than 2012 SP2).  I assume that the
> general 'how to find fwlinks?' will apply to either.   Thanks for the
> assistance! Phill
>
>
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