WiXAware

IDE enabling automatic WiX XML code generation. Create MSI installations without complex scripting or database knowledge. Installations fulfill the requirements of the Microsoft Windows logo certification process.
WiXAware is an IDE enabling automatic WiX XML code generation. Create MSI installations without complex scripting or database knowledge. Installations fulfill the requirements of the Microsoft Windows logo certification process. Administrators can use MSI setups to deploy packages onto corporate workstations silently and automatically .Use visual designers to configure settings such as files, shortcuts and registry keys. WiXAware generates the underlying XML code; the XML view can be used to review the code that has been generated and provides the ability to edit it directly. The latest changes are reflected when switching back to the visual designers. A visual dialogue editor with automatic WiX code generation and two-way integrated editing is included.

WiXAware - Features

Features include:

• Build Windows Installer MSI Installations: use the Windows Installer authoring tool to create MSI installations without complex scripting or database knowledge
• Microsoft Windows Standards Compliant: create installations that fulfill the requirements for the Microsoft Windows logo certification process. Administrators can use MSI setups to deploy packages onto thousands of corporate workstations silently and automatically
• WiX (Windows Installer XML) Technology: setups can use the same technology that Microsoft teams use to build installers such as the Office suite
• Automatic WiX XML Code Generation: use the WiXAware visual designers to configure settings such as files, shortcuts and registry keys; WiXAware generates the underlying XML code automatically. Switch to the XML view to review the code that has been generated including the ability to edit it directly. Switch back to the visual designers to reflect changes. A visual dialogue editor provides automatic WiX code generation and two-way integrated editing
• Sign Packages with Microsoft Authenticode Digital Identifications: create digitally signed MSI packages that comply with the latest security requirements
• Build Windows Installer Patches: a Patch project creates Windows Installer patch files for updating applications in the field. Users download a small native MSP file that contains the binary differential updates to the software
• Localise MSI Packages: the integrated Localisation view in the WiXAware IDE creates Windows Installer packages in any language. Translate shared language resources without editing the same setup strings in individual projects
• Install ODBC Drivers, Register Data Sources and Translators: WiXAware installs ODBC drivers and registers DSNs or translators that the application needs for database connectivity. Set the ODBC driver, data source and translator attributes using the visual property editors.

WiXAware - System Requirements

• Intel Pentium or any higher processor
• 512 MB RAM for maximum compression
• Microsoft Windows 98+.