tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post1266839407946168388..comments2023-08-20T04:16:39.520-05:00Comments on Deployment Engineering Archive: WiX / WiXAware ... thinking about the futureChristopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-77144432035121975632007-06-12T10:05:00.000-05:002007-06-12T10:05:00.000-05:00WixAware has some potential, but right now it's ve...WixAware has some potential, but right now it's very, very clunky. When I tried it, the MSI files it generated didn't even pass ICE validation. I was a bit surprised that it's using WiX 2.0 as well...if you want to use any features in WiX 3.0 you're out of luck. <BR/><BR/>Frankly I'm a bit surprised anyone would even consider an InstallAware product any more in light of their questionable Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-66230538522162979902007-06-11T09:29:00.000-05:002007-06-11T09:29:00.000-05:00Anonymous- Yes, Votive v3 has VS/MSbuild integrat...Anonymous-<BR/><BR/> Yes, Votive v3 has VS/MSbuild integration, but it completly lacks any usable Code Designer. You have to like manually authoring XML using Intellisense and Code Snippets. I don't mind doing this on occasion, but it's unacceptable as the primary development means to me.<BR/><BR/>Tim- <BR/><BR/> I agree, I try to give WiXAware a try, but inevitable I see JIT exceptions Christopher Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-68947737423573207702007-06-11T04:49:00.000-05:002007-06-11T04:49:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tim Owershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538969445837771574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-50160539994342615502007-06-11T04:48:00.000-05:002007-06-11T04:48:00.000-05:00WiXAware certainly has the potential to KO Install...WiXAware certainly has the potential to KO InstallShield and become the development tool of choice.<BR/>However, having spent most of last week clicking through errors and figuring out the quirks of an IDE that is supplied without any help, I won't be parting with any money for it just yet.<BR/>MS buy the product? Great idea but...Tim Owershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538969445837771574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9537945.post-25631390877494482292007-06-11T03:56:00.000-05:002007-06-11T03:56:00.000-05:00I have a feeling that WiX integration with VS will...I have a feeling that WiX integration with VS will come one day. They are already doing it to a certain extent already, right?<BR/><BR/>DacianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com