FleXSetup

New Post: Feature request

johnnyjob — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:37:46 GMT

MSIDiff is cool! Suggest two features:

1) Drag&Drop

2) Switch original and modified files

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:18:36 GMT

Project Description
FleXSetup is a collection of WiX (Windows Installer XML) automation tools that make life easier for WiX developers.

FleXSetup: Professional tools for professional setup developers

Currently Available Tools
- SimpleSfx: a free, open-source self-extractor builder
- Unpacker: pure Win32 self-extractor used as part of SimpleSfx (does not require .NET Framework!)
- MSIDiff: a tool that compares two MSIs
- WiXFileTool: generates WiX file definitions and component definitions for a collection of files

Possible Future Tools
- Patch maker: a simple wizard that generates a WiX PCP project from two MSI files
- MSIValidator: a tool that validates an MSI against a .cub file

About Dacris Software
Dacris Software Inc. is a Canadian ISV, founded by Dan Tohatan in 1999 to create powerful software for IT professionals and technology enthusiasts. The company slogan is "Optimize Life."
http://www.dacris.com

Source code checked in, #52406

_TFSSERVICE — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:45:25 GMT

Checked in by server upgrade

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:32:13 GMT

Project Description
FleXSetup is a collection of WiX (Windows Installer XML) automation tools that make life easier for WiX developers.

FleXSetup: Professional tools for professional setup developers

Currently Available Tools
- SimpleSfx: a free, open-source self-extractor builder
- Unpacker: pure Win32 self-extractor used as part of SimpleSfx (does not require .NET Framework!)
- MSIDiff: a tool that compares two MSIs
- WiXFileTool: generates WiX file definitions and component definitions for a collection of files

Possible Future Tools
- Patch maker: a simple wizard that generates a WiX PCP project
- MSIValidator: a tool that validates an MSI against a .cub file
- WiXUI:
-- a UI designer for WiX, based on the .NET Forms designer
-- a WYSIWYG table editor for WiX, using grids (like Orca)

About Dacris Software
Dacris Software Inc. is a Canadian ISV, founded by Dan Tohatan in 1999 to create powerful software for IT professionals and technology enthusiasts. The company slogan is "Optimize Life."
http://www.dacris.com

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:31:28 GMT

Project Description
FleXSetup is a collection of WiX (Windows Installer XML) automation tools that make life easier for WiX developers.

FleXSetup: Professional tools for professional setup developers

Currently Available Tools
- SimpleSfx: a free, open-source self-extractor builder
- Unpacker: self-extractor used as part of SimpleSfx (does not require .NET Framework!)
- MSIDiff: a tool that compares two MSIs
- WiXFileTool: generates WiX file definitions and component definitions for a collection of files

Possible Future Tools
- Patch maker: a simple wizard that generates a WiX PCP project
- MSIValidator: a tool that validates an MSI against a .cub file
- WiXUI:
-- a UI designer for WiX, based on the .NET Forms designer
-- a WYSIWYG table editor for WiX, using grids (like Orca)

About Dacris Software
Dacris Software Inc. is a Canadian ISV, founded by Dan Tohatan in 1999 to create powerful software for IT professionals and technology enthusiasts. The company slogan is "Optimize Life."
http://www.dacris.com

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:06:09 GMT

Project Description
FleXSetup is a collection of WiX (Windows Installer XML) automation tools that make life easier for WiX developers.

FleXSetup: Professional tools for professional setup developers

Currently Available Tools
- SimpleSfx: a free, open-source self-extractor builder
- Unpacker: self-extractor used as part of SimpleSfx
- MSIDiff: a tool that compares two MSIs
- WiXFileTool: generates WiX file definitions and component definitions for a collection of files

Possible Future Tools
- Patch maker: a simple wizard that generates a WiX PCP project
- MSIValidator: a tool that validates an MSI against a .cub file
- WiXUI:
-- a UI designer for WiX, based on the .NET Forms designer
-- a WYSIWYG table editor for WiX, using grids (like Orca)

About Dacris Software
Dacris Software Inc. is a Canadian ISV, founded by Dan Tohatan in 1999 to create powerful software for IT professionals and technology enthusiasts. The company slogan is "Optimize Life."
http://www.dacris.com

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:04:46 GMT

Project Description
FleXSetup is a collection of WiX (Windows Installer XML) automation tools that make life easier for WiX developers.

FleXSetup: Professional tools for professional setup developers

Currently Available Tools
- SimpleSfx: a free, open-source self-extractor builder
- Unpacker: self-extractor used as part of SimpleSfx
- MSIDiff: a tool that compares two MSIs
- WiXFileTool: generates WiX file definitions and component definitions for a collection of files

Possible Future Tools
- Patch maker: a simple wizard that generates a WiX PCP project
- MSIValidator: a tool that validates an MSI against a .cub file
- WiXUI:
-- a UI designer for WiX, based on the .NET Forms designer
-- a WYSIWYG table editor for WiX, using grids (like Orca)

Copyright Dacris Software: http://www.dacris.com

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:04:13 GMT

Project Description
FleXSetup is a collection of WiX (Windows Installer XML) automation tools that make life easier for WiX developers.

FleXSetup: Professional tools for professional setup developers

Currently Available Tools
- SimpleSfx: a free, open-source self-extractor builder
- Unpacker: self-extractor used as part of SimpleSfx
- MSIDiff: a tool that compares two MSIs
- WiXFileTool: generates WiX file definitions and component definitions for a collection of files

Possible Future Tools
- Patch maker: a simple wizard that generates a WiX PCP project
- MSIValidator: a tool that validates an MSI against a .cub file
- WiXUI:
-- a UI designer for WiX, based on the .NET Forms designer
-- a WYSIWYG table editor for WiX, using grids (like Orca)

Author: http://www.dacris.comDacris Software

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:44:01 GMT

Project Description
FleXSetup is a collection of WiX (Windows Installer XML) automation tools that make life easier for WiX developers.

FleXSetup: Professional tools for professional setup developers

Currently Available Tools
- SimpleSfx: a free, open-source self-extractor builder
- Unpacker: self-extractor used as part of SimpleSfx
- MSIDiff: a tool that compares two MSIs
- WiXFileTool: generates WiX file definitions and component definitions for a collection of files

Possible Future Tools
- Patch maker: a simple wizard that generates a WiX PCP project
- MSIValidator: a tool that validates an MSI against a .cub file
- WiXUI:
-- a UI designer for WiX, based on the .NET Forms designer
-- a WYSIWYG table editor for WiX, using grids (like Orca)

Source code checked in, #40766

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:24:28 GMT

Updated SimpleSfxGUI version & AssemblyInfo

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:12:19 GMT

Updated Wiki: Documentation

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:08:51 GMT

Using the FleXSetup Tools

SimpleSFXGUI
This application allows you to create a self-extracting archive from a ZIP file.

The default behavior of the self-extractor is to launch SETUP.CMD after extracting the ZIP file to a temporary directory.
SETUP.CMD is launched from the root directory of the ZIP file.

For example, if your ZIP file contains "SETUP.CMD" and "ProductSetup.EXE" in the root directory, and you want to launch ProductSetup.exe, all you have to do is put the following line in SETUP.CMD:
PRODUCTSETUP.EXE

SimpleSFX.exe
Command-line interface to create a self-extracting archive from a ZIP file.

SIMPLESFX Zipfile.zip Exefile.exe

Embeds 'Zipfile.zip' into 'Exefile.exe'.
Note: 'Exefile.exe' must be a copy of Unpacker.exe

Default behavior is to decompress the ZIP file to a temporary directory,
then run SETUP.CMD from the root directory of the ZIP file.
After SETUP.CMD execution is complete, the temporary directory is removed.

You may modify resources inside Unpacker.exe if you wish, using ResHacker.
Create a template self-extractor (MyUnpacker.exe) to use in your project.

The self-extractor is 'Output.exe', generated in the current directory.

ERRORLEVELs: 0 => Success, 1 => Error

MSIDiff
To compare packages in MSIDiff, click Open. Select the original package, then select the comparison (new) package to compare with.

The differences between the selected packages are shown in the two trees on the left and in the list on the right. Select a table to see which columns and rows are different for that table. Then, select a column or row to see the actual differences in the list on the right.

MSIDiff allows you to save the differences to a file. To do this, click the Save button in the toolbar.

WiXFileTool

This tool is really simple. Just click Select a Directory or Select Files to select a set of files. When you click OK, the WiX code will be automatically generated. You should be able to copy & paste the code into your WiX project.

Building the Source Code

All projects require Visual Studio 2008. For compatibility reasons, we do not use LINQ or .NET 3.5. All projects are .NET 3.0 or earlier. You should be able to simply open a solution (.sln) and run it right away from Visual Studio. There should be no broken dependencies.

Some solutions contain multiple projects. Always open a .sln file. Never open a .csproj file directly. The solutions are intended to be self-contained and build without errors.

Updated Wiki: Documentation

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:06:43 GMT

Using the Self-Extractor

SimpleSFXGUI
This application allows you to create a self-extracting archive from a ZIP file.

The default behavior of the self-extractor is to launch SETUP.CMD after extracting the ZIP file to a temporary directory.
SETUP.CMD is launched from the root directory of the ZIP file.

For example, if your ZIP file contains "SETUP.CMD" and "ProductSetup.EXE" in the root directory, and you want to launch ProductSetup.exe, all you have to do is put the following line in SETUP.CMD:
PRODUCTSETUP.EXE

SimpleSFX.exe
Command-line interface to create a self-extracting archive from a ZIP file.

SIMPLESFX Zipfile.zip Exefile.exe

Embeds 'Zipfile.zip' into 'Exefile.exe'.
Note: 'Exefile.exe' must be a copy of Unpacker.exe

Default behavior is to decompress the ZIP file to a temporary directory,
then run SETUP.CMD from the root directory of the ZIP file.
After SETUP.CMD execution is complete, the temporary directory is removed.

You may modify resources inside Unpacker.exe if you wish, using ResHacker.
Create a template self-extractor (MyUnpacker.exe) to use in your project.

The self-extractor is 'Output.exe', generated in the current directory.

ERRORLEVELs: 0 => Success, 1 => Error

MSIDiff
To compare packages in MSIDiff, click Open. Select the original package, then select the comparison (new) package to compare with.

The differences between the selected packages are shown in the two trees on the left and in the list on the right. Select a table to see which columns and rows are different for that table. Then, select a column or row to see the actual differences in the list on the right.

MSIDiff allows you to save the differences to a file. To do this, click the Save button in the toolbar.

WiXFileTool

This tool is really simple. Just click Select a Directory or Select Files to select a set of files. When you click OK, the WiX code will be automatically generated. You should be able to copy & paste the code into your WiX project.

Building the Source Code

All projects require Visual Studio 2008. For compatibility reasons, we do not use LINQ or .NET 3.5. All projects are .NET 3.0 or earlier. You should be able to simply open a solution (.sln) and run it right away from Visual Studio. There should be no broken dependencies.

Some solutions contain multiple projects. Always open a .sln file. Never open a .csproj file directly. The solutions are intended to be self-contained and build without errors.

Updated Wiki: Documentation

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:06:11 GMT

Using the Self-Extractor

*SimpleSFXGUI.exe"
This application allows you to create a self-extracting archive from a ZIP file.

The default behavior of the self-extractor is to launch SETUP.CMD after extracting the ZIP file to a temporary directory.
SETUP.CMD is launched from the root directory of the ZIP file.

For example, if your ZIP file contains "SETUP.CMD" and "ProductSetup.EXE" in the root directory, and you want to launch ProductSetup.exe, all you have to do is put the following line in SETUP.CMD:
PRODUCTSETUP.EXE

SimpleSFX.exe
Command-line interface to create a self-extracting archive from a ZIP file.

SIMPLESFX Zipfile.zip Exefile.exe

Embeds 'Zipfile.zip' into 'Exefile.exe'.
Note: 'Exefile.exe' must be a copy of Unpacker.exe

Default behavior is to decompress the ZIP file to a temporary directory,
then run SETUP.CMD from the root directory of the ZIP file.
After SETUP.CMD execution is complete, the temporary directory is removed.

You may modify resources inside Unpacker.exe if you wish, using ResHacker.
Create a template self-extractor (MyUnpacker.exe) to use in your project.

The self-extractor is 'Output.exe', generated in the current directory.

ERRORLEVELs: 0 => Success, 1 => Error

MSIDiff
To compare packages in MSIDiff, click Open. Select the original package, then select the comparison (new) package to compare with.

The differences between the selected packages are shown in the two trees on the left and in the list on the right. Select a table to see which columns and rows are different for that table. Then, select a column or row to see the actual differences in the list on the right.

MSIDiff allows you to save the differences to a file. To do this, click the Save button in the toolbar.

WiXFileTool

This tool is really simple. Just click Select a Directory or Select Files to select a set of files. When you click OK, the WiX code will be automatically generated. You should be able to copy & paste the code into your WiX project.

Building the Source Code

All projects require Visual Studio 2008. For compatibility reasons, we do not use LINQ or .NET 3.5. All projects are .NET 3.0 or earlier. You should be able to simply open a solution (.sln) and run it right away from Visual Studio. There should be no broken dependencies.

Some solutions contain multiple projects. Always open a .sln file. Never open a .csproj file directly. The solutions are intended to be self-contained and build without errors.

Updated Release: 1.0 Alpha 2 (Feb 11, 2010)

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:53:19 GMT

This release contains a mostly-stable version of SimpleSfx (the self-extractor), MSIDiff, and WiXFileTool. These tools can already be used for small projects.

Released: 1.0 Alpha 2 (Feb 11, 2010)

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:53:19 GMT

This release contains a mostly-stable version of SimpleSfx (the self-extractor), MSIDiff, and WiXFileTool. These tools can already be used for small projects.

Source code checked in, #40761

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:50:33 GMT

Updated MSIDiff version

Source code checked in, #40760

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:48:28 GMT

Added MSIDiff

Source code checked in, #40751

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:53:39 GMT

Added a GUI for SimpleSFX

Updated Wiki: Home

dacris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:01:03 GMT