[wix-users] Wix Bootstrapper: Bundled Application Commandline Popup

[Wiles, Dean]

Hi Colin,
I've been working through a similar challenge with SQL Server 2019 Express
and finally got it working. I've documented my findings and the WiX code in
http://lists.wixtoolset.org/pipermail/wix-users-wixtoolset.org/2020-September/009376.html

SQL2019-SSEI-Expr.exe wraps SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe (or SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
if you need the advanced functions). The approach I used avoids having to
write your own download/extract code.

There are no docs for any of those command lines, but the /QS
switch on SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe avoided the popups that required input.

Hope this helps.

Dean.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 5:03 PM Colin Sim via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Hi Nir,
>
>
> I've been using the SQL Server Media. The issue I have with it is that its
> effectively a self extracting exe and not a bootstrap application, i.e.
> install using the SQL Server Media occurs in two steps:
>
>   1.  Extract media content into a temporary location.
>   2.  Run the setup application in temporary location.
>
> As far as I'm aware, WiX doesn't handle this use case. However,
> SQL2019-SSEI-Expr.exe appears to be a new bootstrapping application (I have
> only seen it for SQL 2019 only), which will coordinate the download and
> install of SQL Server. The only drawback is that a commandline window pops
> up. I would just like to know if this is to do with how WiX launches
> applications.
>
> Colin
>
> ________________________________
> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> on behalf of Nir
> Bar via wix-users <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 11:12:12 PM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
> Cc: Nir Bar
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Wix Bootstrapper: Bundled Application Commandline
> Popup
>
> You need to download the SQL Server media and bundle that in the
> bootstrapper
>
> Launch SQL2019-SSEI-Expr.exe, select "Download Media", download the
> edition you require
>
>
> --
>
> Nir Bar
>
> WiX Expert
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