I want to rewrite a prerequisite file to include SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Tools. No big deal but I would need the link from the Microsoft download site. For instance, for SQL Server 2008 SP1, the following link would apply: URL="http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/E/5/8E53FAA8-1129-4621-903F-3F8DB6D066AC/SQLEXPR32_x86_ENU.exe".
Does anyone know where I might find the appropriate references? Thanks!
You may want to dig into the html source code to find the real url from the hyperlink. Take SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe for example you will find the following link in the code: http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f5%2f1%2fA%2f51A153F6-6B08-4F94-A7B2-BA1AD482BC75%2fSQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe
Seems a little clumsy though, not sure if anyone else has any better idea. 😄 Sometimes the browser will parse the link and display in the address bar, unfortunately it's not the case here.
Not obvious in many cases where the page is not even accessible for edition to see the HTML behind it.
Is there any way that I could put the files on my firm's HTTP download site and set the URL as appropriate? When I try to do so, the installer always generates an error. I think that it may be that the http://download.microsoft.com/download/ site provides for direct downloads and doens't ask to make a choice between Run or Save which is an unexpected event for the installer....
