You don't include the bootstrapper xml in the WiX file. You build your app.msi from the WiX file. Then you build your bootstrapper by doing:
msbuild bootstrapper_project_file.xml > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hina1703 > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:48 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Adding Bootstrapper code to wxs file. > (Somebody, please guide....) > > > Please reply..... > > Hina > > hina1703 wrote: > > > > Thanks for the reply. So will the bootstrapper file be .xml file? How > can > > I include xml file into wxs file? > > Is there any good tutorial avaliable on bootstrapper? I find it very > > confusing topic with very little help available. > > > > Hina > > > > Sebastian Brand-2 wrote: > >> > >> Hina, > >> > >> You have to split up that file into 2 files, one for the > bootstrapper > >> and one for wix. > >> > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Sebastian Brand > >> > >> Instyler Software - http://www.instyler.com > >> > >> > >> On Oct 16, 2007, at 4:06 PM, hina1703 wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I have a basic question. I am new to XML. I am trying to add a > >>> bootstrapper > >>> code to my wxs file. > >>> > >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > >>> <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/ > >>> 2003"> > >>> > >>> <ItemGroup> > >>> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.2.0"> > >>> <ProductName>.NET Framework 2.0</ProductName> > >>> </BootstrapperFile> > >>> <BootstrapperFile Include=" Microsoft.Windows.Installer.3.1"> > >>> <ProductName>Windows Installer 3.1</ProductName> > >>> </BootstrapperFile> > >>> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.JSharp.2.0 "> > >>> <ProductName>Visual J# redistributable</ProductName> > >>> </BootstrapperFile> > >>> <BootstrapperFile Include="Microsoft.Sql.Server.Express.1.0"> > >>> <ProductName>SQL Server 2005 Express Edition</ProductName> > >>> </BootstrapperFile> > >>> </ItemGroup> > >>> <Target Name="Bootstrapper"> > >>> <GenerateBootstrapper > >>> ApplicationFile="app.msi" ApplicationName="My app" > >>> BootstrapperItems="@(BootstrapperFile)" OutputPath="bin" > >>> ComponentsLocation="Relative" Culture="pt-PT" > >>> Path="$(BootstrapperPath)" /> > >>> </Target> > >>> </Project> > >>> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi";> > >>> <Product Id="{18422F21-C884-45f3-A1BD-FAD31DBEC55B}" > >>> Name="Test_Dot_NET" > >>> Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="TestM"> > >>> > >>> But it is giving me the error "XML document cannot contain multiple > >>> root > >>> level elements". How to use the bootstrapper code to create the > >>> installer? > >>> Is there any example available? > >>> > >>> Hina > >>> > >>> -- > >>> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Adding- > >>> Bootstrapper-code-to-wxs-file.-tf4634424.html#a13234324 > >>> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > >>> --- > >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > >>> Still grepping through log files to find problems? 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