Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2012-03-20 Thread Rob Mensching
Did you read through the MSI SDK? That would say. On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:44 PM, hiteshsavla wrote: > Hi Rob, > > Is there an alternate solution to avoid this problem? I am stuck with a > similar problem and I understand it's the Windows Installer that behaves in > this way. > > Thanks for your

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2012-03-19 Thread hiteshsavla
Hi Rob, Is there an alternate solution to avoid this problem? I am stuck with a similar problem and I understand it's the Windows Installer that behaves in this way. Thanks for your help. -Hitesh -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Ins

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-04-28 Thread Blair
directo...@source -Original Message- From: Sanjay Poria [mailto:sanjay.po...@xanalys.com] Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 3:47 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder I think i'm n

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-23 Thread Rob Mensching
- > > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > > Sent: 23 March 2010 02:09 > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder > > > > On 3/22/2010 6:46 PM, Sanjay Poria wrote: > > > The problem is that when I run the installer, it stil

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-23 Thread Sanjay Poria
find "doc1.pdf" at the same level as the msi (instead of in the relative DocFiles\ subdir). Is this some kind of bug? sanjay > -Original Message- > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > Sent: 23 March 2010 02:09 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing from e

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-22 Thread Bob Arnson
On 3/22/2010 6:46 PM, Sanjay Poria wrote: > The problem is that when I run the installer, it still expects to find files > (doc1, doc2) in the main directory (at the same level as the msi) instead of > the "DocFiles" directory. When building, the installer actually creates the > source structure

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-22 Thread Sanjay Poria
ce structure as above (which made me think everything was specified ok). Any ideas? Thanks sanjay > -Original Message- > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > Sent: 22 March 2010 14:40 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder > > O

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-22 Thread Bob Arnson
On 3/22/2010 8:43 AM, Sanjay Poria wrote: > Bob's suggestion of removing the @Cabinet or @EmbedCab attributes to create > "loose files" would work but then every installation file would have to be > taken from this "loose file structure". You can have multiple Media elements, mixing loose files

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-22 Thread Pally Sandher
laimer -Original Message- From: Sanjay Poria [mailto:sanjay.po...@xanalys.com] Sent: 22 March 2010 12:44 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder >From what I can tell CopyElement only co

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-22 Thread Sanjay Poria
ossible? Thanks sanjay > -Original Message- > From: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] > Sent: 16 March 2010 14:01 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder > >

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-17 Thread Bob Arnson
On 3/16/2010 8:15 AM, Sanjay Poria wrote: > > > Will mean that all the File elements will be embedded into the cab. Basically > I wish to have “special” file elements that are to be installed but are not > taken from the embedded CAB file. > Don't use @Cabinet or @EmbedCab attributes. That

Re: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-16 Thread Pally Sandher
Subject: [WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder Hi, I wish to create an msi installer using wix such that most of the application files will be embedded into the msi (in the usual way ). However, due to our build process, I wish certain parts of the installation to be taken

[WiX-users] Installing from embedded CAB file and Folder

2010-03-16 Thread Sanjay Poria
Hi, I wish to create an msi installer using wix such that most of the application files will be embedded into the msi (in the usual way ). However, due to our build process, I wish certain parts of the installation to be taken from a folder relative to the msi. So after creation of the msi, I