Good WiX editor [duplicate]

Question

I'm currently working on a project that uses WiX to create an MSI. I've used WiXEdit on Sourceforge in the past for managing the files that get included in the WiX project as it's slightly easier than manipulating the XML directly but it's still a bit clunky. Does anyone know of a better tool for managing the files included in a WiX project or a better alternative for creating an MSI to deploy an MVC application?

Answer 1

You might want to consider IsWiX ( CodePlex )

Here's a recent blog article with a YouTube video showing how to create a stub windows service, create an installer for it and check it into TFS SaaS for CI builds in < 10 minutes.

http://blog.iswix.com/2013/01/iswix-20130134-released.html

The same patterns can be used to handle whatever MVC can throw at you. ( Tweak the MSBuild proj to publish to a local folder and use IsWiX to cherry pick the files from that folder into your WXS. )

An hour on a webex together would probably bring tons of clarity.