Merging VC runtime into MSI

Question

I'm building an installer package for an application, and would like to merge the MSM for the VC runtime into it.

Using Orca, this works fine and without conflicts.

Using msimerg, I get an error code 1629 (ERROR_DATATYPE_MISMATCH), but no further information, and no _MergeErrors table is generated.

Is there a way I could find out where the error occurs specifically?

You should take a look at using Wix. It is free and open source and will be easier to maintain long term. — mageos, May 16 '15 at 20:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '15 at 02:41

FWIW, I wouldn't do this. As I recall, those merge modules introduce issues that impact upgrades. I would use the vcredist packages from Microsoft instead. A simple bootstrapper can lay them down and then your MSI down and keep your MSI nice and simple, reliable.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 16 '15 at 20:43

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That error just means that there is a schema difference between the two databases. The version of msimerg you're using might have a hard-coded schema requirement that could be old if it's an older version of msimerge.exe.

answered May 16 '15 at 20:43

PhilDW

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Indeed. i2 vs i4 on one column, and differing maximum values in the `_Validation` table. – Simon Richter Jul 08 '15 at 16:47

Merging VC runtime into MSI

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