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Nested install (Like SQL 2005)


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AUhawk

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 13:36

I am planning to develop a fairly large nested install. I would like it to behave in a similar way. Especially the dialog as attached where they link to the verbose logs. Does any one have any idea how they did it. I looked through their dialogs using the IDE but could not find the dialog. I would appreciate any help or comments especially one of the SQL install developers.

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Edited by AUhawk, 18 July 2006 - 13:38.


Stefan Krueger

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 08:41

Avoid nested installs.
I guess the SQL 2005 install uses an external EXE as a shell for the msi based installs.

AUhawk

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 09:29

Do you think that the dialog that I attached is the executable?

Stefan Krueger

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 10:04

Yes, I think it's in the executable. They may be using it as external UI handler. I'm pretty sure that this is not dialog that is stored in the msi file.

AUhawk

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 10:44

Thanks biggrin.gif