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May 2008 - Posts

Friday, May 30, 2008 4:05 PM

WiX: Patching something you didnt build with WiX using WiX

Many times people want to take advantage of the Wix v3 patch building features but didnt build their original product using Wix. for example, they may have used Install Shield, WiX v2 or one of the other tools out there. I ran into this when I needed
Posted by Petermarcu | 28 Comments
Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:35 PM

WiX: Introducing the WixPdb

I should have made this post about 6 months ago as I was implementing the WixPdb feature in WiX but better late than never :). The wixpdb was conceived as a solution for a limitation in the original patch building system. Originally, WiX v3 patching only
Posted by Petermarcu | 3 Comments
Thursday, May 22, 2008 9:42 PM

Design your Application to Fit Your Shipping Container

Let me start by saying I'd love to get people's feedback on the content of this post... When Toyota designs a car they would never ignore the fact that no matter how great a car they build, they have to be able to get it to their customers. Additionally,
Posted by Petermarcu | 15 Comments
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:43 AM

WiX: BinderExtensions and the BinderFileManager

As of a few weeks ago, the BinderExtension class in the wix extensibility model has taken on a new meaning. If you currently have a BinderExtension, you will need to rename it to BinderFileManager. Over the past year or so, numerous requests came in to
Posted by Petermarcu | 1 Comments
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