Include MSDE - Installation
Michael Maes
Posts: 2
Hello,
Is it possible in any way to include the installation of MSDE on the target-Machine in the Packager.
The general idea is to install MSDE if it is not present before creating the DB.
If so, could you please provide me with examples and/or url's.
TIA,
Michael
Is it possible in any way to include the installation of MSDE on the target-Machine in the Packager.
The general idea is to install MSDE if it is not present before creating the DB.
If so, could you please provide me with examples and/or url's.
TIA,
Michael
Comments
That's a great idea -- a Visual Studio Deployment Project would allow you to do this, as well as running the SQL Package, from an MSI that Visual Studio will build for you.
You could create a launch condition to detect an existing MSDE installation.
You can create two custom actions in the install category: the first to install MSDE and the second to run the package. If time permits I'd really, really like to write this up in a paper but haven't had the chance so far!