Condition and merge module !!!

[ChristopheOce]

Hi everybody,

I have a basic msi project who install some dll and msde 2000 (merge module).

Now, some people ask me 😞 to do some condition on the merge module for supported windows vista and give a choice to the user who install our product !

when someone install our product, we d like to display an option for some operating system :

win 2000 => only installed msde 2000
win xp => have the choice to install msde or mssql 2005 express
win 2003 => have th choice to install msde or mssql 2005 expres
win vista => onlyi mssql 2005 expres

Now is it possible to do this ?!

I've look on merge module on installshield 14 (2008) and i haven't see the merge module mssql serveur 2005 express ?!

where i can put condition for merge module ? for the component there is an option but for the merge module where is this option ?!


Thanks for all comments and suggests !
Christophe

[#2]

There are no plans to release SQL Server 2005 in a merge module format from Microsoft or InstallShield that I know of.

You may want to use prerequisites for this or provide some alternative interface.

[ChristopheOce]

Hi bryan,

thanks for your reply..

i m very surprised that there is no merge module for sql serveur express 2005 !
but is it possible with the *.exe of sql serveur to do a merge module and include on my project and install it !?

what is the difference beetween the merge module and setup prerequisite ?

is it right ?

merge module : is include on the main project
setup prerrequisite : can be download while the product is installing

Thanks for your time
Christophe