[wix-users] Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller documentation

[sampat magi]

Thanks a ton.
On Feb 24, 2016 7:25 PM, "Phill Hogland" <phill.hogland at rimage.com> wrote:

> I will see what I can do to put some information together in some forum.
> Like my stumbling around with git in the devs forum, I tried to create a
> blog once upon a long time ago and never really made into the modern
> blog-spear.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of sampat magi
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 7:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller
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>
> I agree with Edwin.
>
> Many of us, who has started exploring the wix world, do not know other
> tools except candle, light and heat.
>
> If any one knows about other tools, like Phill does (nit/lit/lux) , it
> would be much appreciated if you guys throw some light on such stuffs
> through blogs.
>
> Would be really very helpful to see the usage of those with example at one
> place.
>
> Regards,
> Sampat
> On Feb 24, 2016 5:05 AM, "Edwin Castro" <egcastr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Phill,
> >
> > This is a little off-topic, but have you ever considered writing a blog
> on
> > how to use Lux/Nit and other WiX tools to implement such a TDD workflow?
> I
> > have found it generally difficult to grasp how you would go about testing
> > custom actions in general. I also write C++ custom actions but I don't
> know
> > as much about testing in C++. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > --
> > Edwin G. Castro
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Phill Hogland <phill.hogland at rimage.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Also the WixContrib project provided some assistance.
> > > https://wixcontrib.codeplex.com/
> > >
> > > I also use the Wix tools Lux/Nit to implement a TDD workflow.  While
> the
> > > Wix docs imply that Lux is only useful for immediate CAs (which is
> true)
> > > but there is nothing stopping a person from creating immediate CA test
> > > fixtures to drive testing helper functions, intended to be used in a
> > > deferred CA, (in situations where that logic cannot be in the CA's
> > > scheduling CA).   It's all about how one decides to implement the
> > > 'mutations'.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Walter Dexter
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 3:54 PM
> > > To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > > Subject: [wix-users] Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller
> documentation
> > >
> > > Hi-
> > >
> > > I finally have an opportunity to take a couple VBS custom actions and
> > make
> > > them a C# DLL. (I am also getting rid of my last InnoSetup installer
> and
> > > creating a replacement MSI. Exciting times!)
> > >
> > > I've been searching a bit but haven't found it - is there any actual
> > > documentation of the Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller namespace? I
> > can
> > > guess what stuff does, but I'd rather have written docs if they exist.
> > >
> > > Thanks-
> > >
> > > Walt
> > >
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