Re: [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products
This behavior is supported today. Right now when a virtual directory is deleted, all of the children are deleted as well. This is a bit different than the Directory behavior in the Windows Installer where child folders remain if they are not explicitly deleted. The only two options that I can think of: 1. Make sure the parent virtual directory always has a reference count. This means that the Component containing the vdir must be in the Feature with all the Components that depend on the parent vdir. 2. Modify the custom action code to behave more like the Directory behavior in the Windows Installer. Obviously, 1 is far easier than 2. Kelly Leahy wrote: It doesn't look to me like there's a way to do this, but I don't know anything about WiX's support for IIS. Hopefully somebody else will recommend. Kelly *Rolando [EMAIL PROTECTED]* Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/01/2007 04:00 PM To Kelly Leahy [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc [EMAIL PROTECTED], wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject Re: [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products Thank you for your reply, I've tried this before but it doesn't work, because is not possible to add a reference from the children web directories to the common web directory. Is there any way to add a reference to an existing web directory? Kelly Leahy wrote: I don't know anything about using MSI to install virtual directories, but I think the solution is to put your 'shared' parent directory in a component that is used by all of your applications, using the same ComponentGuid. Then, only the 'first' application installed will add the directory, and only the 'last' application removed will remove it. However, I'm not sure how to do this. good luck. Kelly *Rolando **_[EMAIL PROTECTED]_* mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/01/2007 11:57 AM To [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products Hi, I have five products, each one of them creates one or more virtual directories. I need to put all this virtual directories inside a common virtual directory. ie. Default Web Site |-[My product line] |-ProductOne |-ProductTwo ... |-Product N the code I'm using to create each virtual directory looks like this Component Id='MyID' Guid='MyComponentGUID' CreateFolder/ _iis:WebVirtualDir_ Id=ProductLineVD Alias=[My product line] Directory=[My product line directory] WebSite=[My default Web Site] _iis:WebVirtualDir_ Id=ProductXVD Alias=[My Product X alias] Directory=[My Product X directory] _iis:WebApplication ... _ iis:WebApplication... ... /_iis:WebApplication_ /_iis:WebVirtualDir_ /_iis:WebVirtualDir_ /Component When I install the products everything works as desired, but if I uninstall one product, the common virtual directory is removed and the other products virtual directories can not be accessed (Obviously) Do you have any suggestion? Thanks, Rolando - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now _http://get.splunk.com/_ ___ WiX-users mailing list_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net_ __https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users_ ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com
[WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products
Hi, I have five products, each one of them creates one or more virtual directories. I need to put all this virtual directories inside a common virtual directory. ie. Default Web Site |-[My product line] |-ProductOne |-ProductTwo ... |-Product N the code I'm using to create each virtual directory looks like this Component Id='MyID' Guid='MyComponentGUID' CreateFolder/ iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductLineVD Alias=[My product line] Directory=[My product line directory] WebSite=[My default Web Site] iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductXVD Alias=[My Product X alias] Directory=[My Product X directory] iis:WebApplication ... ... /iis:WebApplication /iis:WebVirtualDir /iis:WebVirtualDir /Component When I install the products everything works as desired, but if I uninstall one product, the common virtual directory is removed and the other products virtual directories can not be accessed (Obviously) Do you have any suggestion? Thanks, Rolando - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products
I don't know anything about using MSI to install virtual directories, but I think the solution is to put your 'shared' parent directory in a component that is used by all of your applications, using the same ComponentGuid. Then, only the 'first' application installed will add the directory, and only the 'last' application removed will remove it. However, I'm not sure how to do this. good luck. Kelly Rolando [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/01/2007 11:57 AM To wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products Hi, I have five products, each one of them creates one or more virtual directories. I need to put all this virtual directories inside a common virtual directory. ie. Default Web Site |-[My product line] |-ProductOne |-ProductTwo ... |-Product N the code I'm using to create each virtual directory looks like this Component Id='MyID' Guid='MyComponentGUID' CreateFolder/ iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductLineVD Alias=[My product line] Directory=[My product line directory] WebSite=[My default Web Site] iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductXVD Alias=[My Product X alias] Directory=[My Product X directory] iis:WebApplication ... ... /iis:WebApplication /iis:WebVirtualDir /iis:WebVirtualDir /Component When I install the products everything works as desired, but if I uninstall one product, the common virtual directory is removed and the other products virtual directories can not be accessed (Obviously) Do you have any suggestion? Thanks, Rolando - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. **- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products
Thank you for your reply, I've tried this before but it doesn't work, because is not possible to add a reference from the children web directories to the common web directory. Is there any way to add a reference to an existing web directory? Kelly Leahy wrote: I don't know anything about using MSI to install virtual directories, but I think the solution is to put your 'shared' parent directory in a component that is used by all of your applications, using the same ComponentGuid. Then, only the 'first' application installed will add the directory, and only the 'last' application removed will remove it. However, I'm not sure how to do this. good luck. Kelly *Rolando [EMAIL PROTECTED]* Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/01/2007 11:57 AM To wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products Hi, I have five products, each one of them creates one or more virtual directories. I need to put all this virtual directories inside a common virtual directory. ie. Default Web Site |-[My product line] |-ProductOne |-ProductTwo ... |-Product N the code I'm using to create each virtual directory looks like this Component Id='MyID' Guid='MyComponentGUID' CreateFolder/ iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductLineVD Alias=[My product line] Directory=[My product line directory] WebSite=[My default Web Site] iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductXVD Alias=[My Product X alias] Directory=[My Product X directory] iis:WebApplication ... ... /iis:WebApplication /iis:WebVirtualDir /iis:WebVirtualDir /Component When I install the products everything works as desired, but if I uninstall one product, the common virtual directory is removed and the other products virtual directories can not be accessed (Obviously) Do you have any suggestion? Thanks, Rolando - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products
It doesn't look to me like there's a way to do this, but I don't know anything about WiX's support for IIS. Hopefully somebody else will recommend. Kelly Rolando [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/01/2007 04:00 PM To Kelly Leahy [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc [EMAIL PROTECTED], wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject Re: [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products Thank you for your reply, I've tried this before but it doesn't work, because is not possible to add a reference from the children web directories to the common web directory. Is there any way to add a reference to an existing web directory? Kelly Leahy wrote: I don't know anything about using MSI to install virtual directories, but I think the solution is to put your 'shared' parent directory in a component that is used by all of your applications, using the same ComponentGuid. Then, only the 'first' application installed will add the directory, and only the 'last' application removed will remove it. However, I'm not sure how to do this. good luck. Kelly Rolando [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/01/2007 11:57 AM To wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net cc Subject [WiX-users] Common virtual directory for multiple products Hi, I have five products, each one of them creates one or more virtual directories. I need to put all this virtual directories inside a common virtual directory. ie. Default Web Site |-[My product line] |-ProductOne |-ProductTwo ... |-Product N the code I'm using to create each virtual directory looks like this Component Id='MyID' Guid='MyComponentGUID' CreateFolder/ iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductLineVD Alias=[My product line] Directory=[My product line directory] WebSite=[My default Web Site] iis:WebVirtualDir Id=ProductXVD Alias=[My Product X alias] Directory=[My Product X directory] iis:WebApplication ... ... /iis:WebApplication /iis:WebVirtualDir /iis:WebVirtualDir /Component When I install the products everything works as desired, but if I uninstall one product, the common virtual directory is removed and the other products virtual directories can not be accessed (Obviously) Do you have any suggestion? Thanks, Rolando - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines. ** - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ** This communication is intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless indicated to the contrary: it does not constitute professional advice or opinions upon which reliance may be made by the addressee or any other party, and it should be considered to be a work in progress. Unless stated otherwise, this communication does not form a prescribed statement of actuarial opinion under American Academy of Actuaries guidelines
