WiX 3.6 [electronic resource] : a Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML.

ISBN:

9781782160434

Title:

Author:

Ramirez, Nick.

Personal Author:

Ramirez, Nick.

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (987 pages)

General Note:

Sending an error that stops the installation.

Contents:

Table of Contents; WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML; WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Getting Started; Introducing Windows Installer XML; What is WiX?; Is WiX for you?; Where can I get it?

Visual Studio package (Votive)A word about GUIDs; Your first WiX project; XML declaration and Wix element; The Product element; The Package element; The MediaTemplate element; The Media element; The Directory element; The Component element; The File element; The Feature element; Start menu shortcuts; Putting it all together; Adding a user interface; Viewing the MSI database; Orca.exe; Turning logging on during installation; Other resources; Summary; 2. Creating Files and Directories; The File element; The DirectoryRef element; The ComponentGroup element; The Fragment element.

Harvesting files with heat.exeCopying and moving files; Copying files you install; Copying existing files; Moving existing files; Installing special-case files; Adding assembly files to the GAC; Installing a TrueType font; Installing 64-bit files; Creating an empty folder; Setting file permissions; Speeding up file installations; Summary; 3. Putting Properties and AppSearch to Work; Custom properties; Declaring and setting properties; Referencing properties; Property visibility and scope; Secure properties; Property data types; Predefined Windows Installer properties; Implied properties.

Cited propertiesAppSearch; DirectorySearch; FileSearch; ComponentSearch; RegistrySearch; IniFileSearch; Summary; 4. Improving Control with Launch Conditions and Installed States; The syntax of conditions; Condition syntax; Launch conditions; Feature conditions; Component conditions; Action state; Installed state; Summary; 5. Understanding the Installation Sequence; InstallUISequence; UI standard actions; FindRelatedProducts; AppSearch; LaunchConditions; ValidateProductID; CostInitialize; FileCost; CostFinalize; MigrateFeatureStates; ExecuteAction; InstallExecuteSequence.

Execute standard actionsInstallValidate; InstallInitialize; ProcessComponents; UnpublishFeatures; RemoveRegistryValues; RemoveShortcuts; RemoveFiles; InstallFiles; CreateShortcuts; WriteRegistryValues; RegisterUser; RegisterProduct; PublishFeatures; PublishProduct; InstallFinalize; Immediate versus deferred; Custom actions; Setting a Windows Installer property; Setting the location of an installed directory; Running embedded VBScript or JScript; Calling an external VBScript or JScript file; Calling a function from a dynamic-link library; Triggering an executable.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Title Subject:

Microsoft Windows (Computer file)

Microsoft Windows (Computer file) (OCoLC)fst01367862

Subject Term:

Application software -- Development.

XML (Document markup language)

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

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Summary

Key Features Brings the reader up to speed on all of the major features of WiX, including the new bootstrapper engine, Burn Provides a richer understanding of the underlying Windows Installer technology Showcases the flexibility and versatility of WiX, with a few tips and tricks along the way Book Description The cryptic science of Windows Installer can seem far off from the practical task of simply getting something installed. Luckily, we have WiX to simplify the matter. WiX is an XML markup, distributed with an open-source compiler and linker, used to produce a Windows Installer package. It is used by Microsoft and by countless other companies around the world to simplify deployments."WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML" promises a friendly welcome into the world of Windows Installer. Starting off with a simple, practical example and continuing on with increasingly advanced scenarios, the reader will have a well-rounded education by book's end.With the help of this book, you'll understand your installer better, create it in less time, and save money in the process. No one really wants to devote a lifetime to understanding how to create a hassle-free installer. Learn to build a sophisticated deployment solution targeting the Windows platform in no time with this hands-on practical guide. Here we speed you through the basics and zoom right into the advanced. You'll get comfortable with components, features, conditions and actions. By the end, you'll be boasting your latest deployment victories at the local pub.Once you've finished "WiX 3.6: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML", you'll realize just how powerful and awesome an installer can really be. What you will learn Register with Add/Remove Programs and build in a consistent way to uninstall your software Customize an easy to navigate install Wizard Gain an understanding of the order in which events happen during an install and how to hook into this process Learn how WiX builds and links your files into the final MSI package and how to fine tune this process Make your project more modular with Fragments, Components, and ComponentGroups Prevent users from installing your software on unsupported operating systems and introduce other prerequisite checks Install, start, stop, and uninstall Windows services at the time of setup Bootstrap required dependencies before installing your own software Who this book is for

If you are a developer and want to create installers for software targeting the Windows platform, then this book is for you. You'll be using plenty of XML and ought to know the basics of writing a well-formed document. No prior experience in WiX or Windows Installer is assumed. You should know your way around Visual Studio to compile projects, add project references and tweak project properties.