The Windows Installer XML (WiX) is a toolset that builds Windows installation packages from XML source code. The toolset supports a command line environment that developers may integrate into their build processes to build MSI and MSM setup packages.
When using WIX you might -sure actually- face many problems. I tries here to save you a time with a common tools that might help you.
I started using it since 2009 and now I am on 2010 and I need it again.
I tried to find tools I was using before and here I will add it one by one to easily find it and share it with all of you.
Let's Start
- Heat.exe
Heat is used to generate WiX authoring from various input formats.Every time heat is run it regenerates the output file and any changes are lost.
You have to note here that you should enter full paths or you will get an endless errors that you will never know its reason !!
- Setup Log
If your MSI doesn't work properly, how do you troubleshoot? The easiest way is to turn on tracing to get the setup log file. The command line is:
msiexec /i product.msi /L*v log.txt
- Cabarc
Generates a .cab file if you want to install a component from your web application. This component might be a .net activeX control.
Click here to install it.
-Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Web Deployment Project
If you want to use WIX for a web project. You might need 'Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Web Deployment Project' which is a Visual Studio 2008 Web Deployment Projects provide additional functionality to build and deploy Web sites and Web applications in Visual Studio 2008. This add-in provides a comprehensive UI to manage build configurations, merging, and using pre-build and post-build tasks with MSBuild.
I will update everytime I need a new command or tool. Thank you
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