Support DVD-wide aggregation/listing of all files in all CABs on from a DVD

[activescott]

From https://code.google.com/p/lessmsi/issues/detail?id=9

Reported by [email protected], Mar 18, 2010
If I run a setup.exe wrapper on a DVD it presents all the content on the
disk as one unified feature tree - yet on the disk itself there may be many
MSIs that comprise this view. The Windows 7 SDK is exactly this way.

So when I know I need a single file out of the SDK, it would be great to
see all files on the DVD in one view.

What steps will demonstrate the feature request?

1. Download the Windows 7 SDK from here:
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=71deb800-c591-4f97-a900-bea146e4fae1&displaylang=en
2. Examine the package structure - the root install EXE is called
   setup.exe, but it spans everything on the disk.
3. Under the "setup" folder there are many subfolders each containing an
   MSI with an external Cab.

It would be great if I could tell lessmsi to open all MSIs in a folder tree
and present one consolidated view of the files. Would probably be
necessary to have a column for "MSI" file.
Mar 2, 2011 Delete comment Project Member #1 activescott
This is related to issue 7 (http://code.google.com/p/lessmsi/issues/detail?id=7) since it assumes support for external CABs. I agree with the idea and will accept it but it is a relatively big effort so I can't commit to doing it soon.
Summary: Support DVD-wide aggregation/listing of all files in all CABs on from a DVD
Labels: -Type-Defect Type-Enhancement
Mar 2, 2011 Delete comment Project Member #2 activescott
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Status: Accepted
Mar 26, 2013 Delete comment Project Member #3 activescott
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Labels: -Priority-Medium Priority-Low