Dave:
I use the following model to update the element values of a standard XML
file that we include with each of our installs. In our case, we are
installing a web application so we can navigate to the InstallLog.Xml file
in our web folder to find settings of property values used during our
install. A separate component is used to install the "pre-install" xml file
and this update component sets the specific element values.
I do not have to reschedule any custom actions using this model.
I use Wix 2.0.4221.0
<Product>
...
<Component Id="UpdateInstallLogXml"
Guid="C9F6BCD4-23D1-4A7B-A9BE-35D72F8A5D90">
<XmlFile Id="applicationName" Action="setValue"
File="[INSTALLLOCATION]InstallLog.xml"
ElementPath="/installLog/application/name" Value="[WEBAPPLICATIONNAME]" />
</Component>
---
<Feature>
<ComponentRef Id="UpdateInstallLogXml" />
</Product>
I have a BAT file that I use to create my MSI files. The [Light] command in
the BAT file is formatted in the following manner. (This assumes that your
wxs & wixobj files are in the same folder as light & wixca. If they are not
(like in my case), you can use relative pathing or specific folder addresses
in the command line like: "d:\program files\windows installer xml\bin\light"
to run light from the Program Files folder inside of your project
directory.)
light -b ./files -out foo.msi foo.wixobj wixca.wixlib
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>hi
>
>I admit I am a beginner at wix. I have packaged basic files but I am at my
>wits end in regard to custom actions implemented using the wix libraries
>(eg, XmlFile). I have found loads of example of xml syntax, but have never
>got any of them to work as they omit the mechanism used to actual scdedule
>an call the implicit actions. This means that I am doing some very basic
>stuff wrong. I really want to use WIX.
>
>Can someone send me a simple but COMPLETE example including:
>- how to build it, (how to link in the libraries with light, how to know
>which ones)
>- how do you get the custom actions to be called in the xml
>- do you have to explicitly schedule (eg SchedXmlFile) and explicitly
>include binaries in the xml.
>- which version of WIX
>
>I just need an example that works, to get going.
>
>regards
>Dave.
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