[wix-users] Multi-language installer - custom bootstrapper

[viharika reddy]

>>>> But what I believe Viharika wants is the ability to change the locale
on the fly.
Exactly. I wants this ability.

>>>> how would expect ARP to remember this selection for updates /
uninstalls?
My bootstrapper launching the MSI with mst so ARP remembers the language.
Please see my first mail to know how I am creating the mst for Japanese
language.

On Thu, 27 Feb, 2020, 4:38 AM Rick Papo, <rpapo at comcast.net> wrote:

> But what I believe Viharika wants is the ability to change the locale on
> the fly.  I personally find it a huge waste that when I created three
> locales for my MSI (English, Japanese and Chinese), the result was three
> separate MSIs.  So I have the choice of embedding all three MSIs into the
> BootStrap Application, or shipping three different bootstrappers.
>
> That is rather less than ideal, especially since the localizations are
> only a very, very small part of the MSIs.  Why can't all three languages be
> supported by a single MSI, or a single BA?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Hoover, Jacob via wix-users
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:04 PM
> To: viharika reddy <viharikareddygopu at gmail.com>
> Cc: Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>; WiX Toolset Users Mailing
> List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Multi-language installer - custom bootstrapper
>
> WixStdBA already has localized strings for its install dialogs.  And the
> UI is localizable. If you roll your own and it’s just a “launcher” for your
> MSI, how would expect ARP to remember this selection for updates /
> uninstalls?
>
>
> From: viharika reddy [mailto:viharikareddygopu at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:39 PM
> To: Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> Cc: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Multi-language installer - custom bootstrapper
>
> Hi Jacob,
>
> >>>> If you're already creating a bundle, why are you worrying about the
> MSI?
> I am not creating the bundle here. I am creating a simple bootstrapper
> application (my own) which launches the MSI based on the language
> selection. Is Wix bundle has the capability to display language selection
> and launch the MSI accordingly?
>
> >>>> Are these installer localizations or localizations on the installed
> application?
> These are installer localizations. During installation, if I select
> Japanese language in Windows English locale OS, the MSI dialog text should
> be in Japanese. The MSI dialog text should be based on the language
> selection by the user and not based on the OS locale.
>
> Please let me if you need more information. And correct me if I am wrong.
>
> -Viharika
> On Wed, 26 Feb, 2020, 11:40 PM Hoover, Jacob, <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com
> <mailto:Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>> wrote:
> If you're already creating a bundle, why are you worrying about the MSI?
> Are these installer localizations or localizations on the installed
> application?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org<mailto:
> wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org>] On Behalf Of viharika reddy via
> wix-users
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 9:24 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org<mailto:
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>>
> Cc: viharika reddy <viharikareddygopu at gmail.com<mailto:
> viharikareddygopu at gmail.com>>
> Subject: [wix-users] Multi-language installer - custom bootstrapper
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know whether I am following a right approach or not to
> create a multi-lang installer(English and Japanese). I am following below
> approach.
>
> *Package creation:*
>
>    1. Default language is set to English in my product.wxs file.
>    2. Creating the msi package
>    3. Creating Japanese localized msi package using "-dcodepage=932" and
>    "-cultures:ja-JP" options.
>    4. Generating a transform file (1041.mst) using torch by passing the
>    above two msi packages(English and Japanese)
>    5. Creating a simple bootstrapper application with language selection
>    dialog. Now my package contains
>       1. msi package
>       2. 1041.mst file (japanese) and
>       3.  setup.exe (bootstrapper)
>
> *Note*: I am not including Japanese msi in my package
>
> *Installation:*
>
>    1. setup.exe displays a lang-selection dialog upon its launching.
>    2. If user selects "English" then msi will be launched as "msiexex /i
>    product.msi"
>    3. If user selects "Japanese" then msi will launched as "msiexe /i
>    product.msi 1041.mst"
>
>
> Could please confirm that I am following a right process here to create a
> multi-language installer? Please let me know if there is any better
> approach or any drawbacks in my current process.
>
> -Viharika
>
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