WI 4.5 SDK INCLUDE Directory Bugs ( "specstrings.h" missing)

[Dennis Bareis]

Hi,

The Windows Installer 4.5 SDK at:

"http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a35ac14-2626-4846-bb51-ddce49d6ffb6"

is incomplete as newly added #included header files are missing.

For example, previous SDKs did not refer to "specstrings.h" , but "msi.h"
now does however "specstrings.h" is not included in the SDK...

Hopefully this problem will be fixed, but where do I find this and any other missing files ("wincrypt.h" etc)?

Bye,
Dennis
Dennis Bareis [Microsoft MVP] (dba...@KillSpam.gmail.com)
http://dennisbareis.com/
Freeware Windows Installer creation tool (+ "ORCA automation"):
http://makemsi.dennisbareis.com/

[Phil Wilson]

I treat the MSI SDK files as an addition to the Windows SDK files, not a
replacement of every file from the full Windows SDK. I think that's the
intent. In practice this means putting the new MSI header and lib files
first in the Visual C++ search directories, then the rest of the SDK
afterwards.
--
Phil Wilson

"Dennis Bareis" <dba...@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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[Christopher Painter]

On Jul 19, 12:45 pm, "Phil Wilson" <pdjwil...@nospam.cox.net> wrote:
> I treat the MSI SDK files as an addition to the Windows SDK files, not a
> replacement of every file from the full Windows SDK. I think that's the
> intent. In practice this means putting the new MSI header and lib files
> first in the Visual C++ search directories, then the rest of the SDK
> afterwards.
> --
> Phil Wilson
>

> "Dennis Bareis" <dbar...@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message

>
> news:jto2849i5olsik6ha...@4ax.com...
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > The Windows Installer 4.5 SDK at:
>

> > "http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a35ac14-262..."

>
> > is incomplete as newly added #included header files are missing.
>
> > For example, previous SDKs did not refer to "specstrings.h" , but "msi.h"
> > now does however "specstrings.h" is not included in the SDK...
>
> > Hopefully this problem will be fixed, but where do I find this and any
> > other missing files ("wincrypt.h" etc)?
>
> > Bye,
> > Dennis

> > Dennis Bareis [Microsoft MVP] (dbar...@KillSpam.gmail.com)

> >  http://dennisbareis.com/
> > Freeware Windows Installer creation tool (+ "ORCA automation"):

> >  http://makemsi.dennisbareis.com/- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller;

Much easier.... :-)

[DGSchneider]

On Jul 22, 1:40 pm, Christopher Painter <chr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 19, 12:45 pm, "Phil Wilson" <pdjwil...@nospam.cox.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>

> > I treat the MSISDKfiles as an addition to the WindowsSDKfiles, not a
> > replacement of every file from the full WindowsSDK. I think that's the

> > intent. In practice this means putting the new MSI header and lib files
> > first in the Visual C++ search directories, then the rest of theSDK
> > afterwards.
> > --
> > Phil Wilson
>
> > "Dennis Bareis" <dbar...@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
>
> >news:jto2849i5olsik6ha...@4ax.com...
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > The Windows Installer4.5SDKat:
>
> > > "http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a35ac14-262..."
>
> > > is incomplete as newly added #included header files are missing.
>
> > > For example, previous SDKs did not refer to "specstrings.h" , but "msi.h"
> > > now does however "specstrings.h" is not included in theSDK...
>
> > > Hopefully this problem will be fixed, but where do I find this and any
> > > other missing files ("wincrypt.h" etc)?
>
> > > Bye,
> > > Dennis
> > > Dennis Bareis [Microsoft MVP] (dbar...@KillSpam.gmail.com)
> > >  http://dennisbareis.com/
> > > Freeware Windows Installer creation tool (+ "ORCA automation"):

> > >  http://makemsi.dennisbareis.com/-Hide quoted text -

>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> using Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller;
>

> Much easier.... :-)- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

I moved our home grown Packaging Tools to SDK 4.5 without any problem
at all.

The installation of SDK 4.5 is much easier.

I repackaged all our GeoMedia Intergraph products using SDK 4.5 in no
time at all, I was unsure if I should move up to SDK 4.5… No doubt it
is worth it!

Thanks Windows Installer Team

Dominique G. Schneider
Huntsville Alabama
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