Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

Hello Dk OK, I think I understand, so you want to save a config file of some kind with the path, so when the web app starts it will grab the icon files? You can write ini values with wix: using this element WriteIniValues Element or you can write to the registry using this: WriteRegistryValues

Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:01:20 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory Hello Dk OK, I think I understand, so you want to save a config file of some kind with the path, so when the web app starts it will grab the icon files?  You can write ini values with wix: using

Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

Hi Brian, Thanks alot for the suggestion, however, I think you misunderstood my question. Or I probably mislead you haha. Here is the dilemma. Our company has a server application and my teams' product will be residing in the same machine. My application talks to the server to send a playlist

Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

Hi Dk, ok trying to break this down for you. 1. You want to install the web app to a server based on a directory they select, etc. With this you could use the installdir to accomplish through wix. 2. In the installer, you want to ask the question to download the thumbnails, next right. I know you

Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

Hi Brian, I forgot to mention that my app is hosted on iis so it's a web project installer hence I do not need to specify a installdir. Also the thumbnails are fetched from my app dynamically upon users request so all our app needs to know is the path to the folder where they store the

Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

Hi dkijc, I think you can do this, but a little unclear about the storing of icons somewhere else? Are you actually installing a program also or just icons? For storing the icons part you have a question in the installer I assume and it asks to download latest icons or choose a directory? If

Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

*Bump Sorry for the bump but I'm really interested to know if this is even possible... Thank you. dkijc wrote: Hi everyone! I'm trying to to make a dialog with two options (radio buttons): 1. Fetch thumbnails from the WebServer 2. If not, I want the user to specify a directory where

Re: [WiX-users] Reference custom directory

Hi Pally, Thank you so much for your response! That gives me hope haha. I was actually reading the blog by Neil and had a question. I understand I can get the directory to be set but that's an installation directory. Can I create a custom directory OR can I actually use the INSTALLDIR (or

[WiX-users] Reference custom directory

Hi everyone! I'm trying to to make a dialog with two options (radio buttons): 1. Fetch thumbnails from the WebServer 2. If not, I want the user to specify a directory where the thumbnails are stored in the disk so we can fetch it from that folder. - The machine usually has a default location