WiX: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML

A practical guide, this book provides step-by-step instructions for building your installer, showcasing real-world examples throughout. Its purpose is to get the professional developer building installers in no time without getting bogged down in theory. Numerous references to additional resources are provided so that curious readers can supplement the knowledge they gain here with additional details. If you are a developer and want to create installers for software targeting the Windows platform, then this book is for you. You'll be using a lot of XML so that you get accustomed to the basics of writing well-formed documents, using XML namespaces and the dos and don'ts of structuring elements and attributes. You should know your way around Visual Studio, at least enough to compile projects, add project references, and tweak project properties. No prior knowledge of Windows Installer or WiX is assumed.

這本書是一本實用指南，提供了逐步建立安裝程式的指示，並在整本書中展示了真實世界的例子。它的目的是讓專業開發人員能夠在短時間內建立安裝程式，而不會陷入理論的泥淖中。書中提供了許多其他資源的參考，以便有興趣的讀者可以補充他們在這裡獲得的知識。如果你是一位開發人員，並且想要為針對Windows平台的軟體創建安裝程式，那麼這本書就是為你而寫的。你將會使用大量的XML，以便熟悉撰寫格式良好文件的基礎知識，使用XML命名空間以及結構化元素和屬性的注意事項。你應該對Visual Studio有一定的了解，至少能夠編譯項目、添加項目引用和調整項目屬性。不需要先備的Windows Installer或WiX知識。