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There could be scenarios such as – an application INI file contains Localhost address which is dynamically written at the time of application deployment
Understanding the purpose of MSIX, which is to eliminate the necessity to have custom actions, scenarios such as above turn out to be challenging without installation time actions
Having Post-Install script execution supported in MSIX will ease its adaptation for minority of applications as well which required such customization
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jvintzel Please help me with a couple of questions on this:
1. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/desktop/desktop-to-uwp-prepare mentions that the dependencies will NOT get installed in case of side loaded apps and hence must be installed manually. Is this still true? Is there a way to get this done automatically for side loaded apps?
2. As I understand, the dependencies in appinstaller can be packaged framework.
But, what in case of some prerequisites to be installed like .NET framework 4.6.2 and SQL server?
shobz_krish You can use the appinstaller file and link to the frameworks in the file. It will install the app + frameworks listed. The feature also allows for auto-updating.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/app-installer/app-installer-file-overview
John Vintzel Is it possible to trigger a chain of installers for dependent libraries or frameworks using PSF? If yes, could you please throw some light on it? If not, is there a way to achieve this other than manual installation and VFS?
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