October 2005 Entries
In talking with others, it appears that the NAnt vs. MSI deployment camps are pretty much split down the middle. I tend to lean towards MSI deployments for several reasons. When dealing with MSI packages, it is often necessary to go beyond the somewhat basic BTSInstaller project that comes with BizTalk. I have posted before on custom actions to fill in the gaps that come with using the BTSInstaller. Another thing to think about when using MSI deployment is what happens if BizTalk is not installed...