[wix-users] Simple exe wrapper for msi

[Hoover, Jacob]

Could use a WiX built MSI with the ancient InstallShield Exe packager? 

Expecting WiX to fill that void is a bit strange, we don't see a need for it so we haven't developed it.  If you think there is value in doing so, write a WIP and contribute to the toolset, but I honestly don't know if a feature like that would make it in.

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Don Caton
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 2:42 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Simple exe wrapper for msi

The point of Wix is to replace a 10 year old version of InstallShield with something better to build the product installer.  InstallShield could create a raw msi or an exe that contained the msi and which called msiexec with the appropriate parameters.  Both msi and exe variants are required for different customers.

Yes, I know there are other ways of running msiexec.  Doesn't matter; that's what the powers that be want.  Resistance is futile.

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 3:21 PM <robert_yang at agilent.com> wrote:

> "what I want (1. extract the msi to a temp folder, 2. run msiexec, 3.
> delete temp folder)."
>
>
> Sorry, the point of using Wix for that exercise is lost on me.  You 
> could easily write a batch file to do the above tasks.
>
> Running msiexec is something that would happen if the user 
> double-clicked on the MSI, or right-clicked on it and selected 
> "Install".  I'm not clear on why an EXE wrapper which adds no effective value is needed.
>
> -Rob
>
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