On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Rob Mensching
<rob.mensch...@microsoft.com>wrote:
> 1. Dialogs are completely yours to author. If you don't like the
> built-ins, don't use them or take them apart to use only the parts you need.
> <smile/>
Ok - I realized that I could grab the files and modify them, I was just
hoping for a cheapo/lazy way out, since all I want to do is skip one page.
No biggie - I'll just roll up my sleeves and mod away.
>
> 2. .zip files don't provide the transaction semantics the Windows
> Installer provides. That's why it is not recommended to do what you are
> suggesting. It isn't exactly clear what the advantages are since all of the
> files can be compressed in a CAB file.
>
I'm not sure what you mean here - I have a directory with 223 XML files. It
seems wasteful to have individual entries for all of them, since basically
the directory is just a large (9 megs) bundle of templates. Compressing that
(zip or cab, I don't care) and storing it in the MSI, and then decompressing
it at installation time would be perfect. I don't even need to worry about
individual file removal, since if the main application directory gets
removed then all these template files will also automatically get removed.
Can I just add a directory instead of a file, and have it work? Am I trying
to overthink the problem?
I can't seem to add a <directory> tag as part of a component, but something
like this would be ideal:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="MyProject">
<Component Id="ProductComponent"
Guid="xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx">
<File Id="MyProjectEXE"
Name="$(var.MyProject.TargetFileName)"
Source="$(var.MyProject.TargetPath)" DiskId="1"
KeyPath="yes">
<!-- and now my wish: -->
<Directory Id="template_folder" Name="Templates"
Source="Templates/" DiskId="1"
Cabinet="Template.cab" EmbedCab="yes">
But I can't include a <Directory> tag within a component.
This seems like something that would be generally useful. Is there a
built-in way to do this?
Regards,
cf
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:43
> To: wix-users
> Subject: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder
>
> Hey everyone - I have two quick questions.
>
> First - is there a simple way to get the installer to NOT show a license
> page? I kind of hacked a solution by programming the Next button to go to
> the directory chooser, but this feels hacky. Can I just say "I don't want
> to
> show a clickwrap license"?
>
> Second - I have a directory with a lot of files in it. For installation, I
> just want to zip it, copy it to the destination and unzip it. Is there some
> WiX-built in way to do this, or do I have to use a custom action?
>
> --
> Regards,
> cf
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