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-----Original Message----- From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 14:58 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Rob Mensching <rob.mensch...@microsoft.com>wrote: > 2. There's been a lot of discussion about why the system does not work out > exactly as you hope below. I understand where you're coming from but that > isn't the way that the Windows Installer is designed to operate. I > encourage you to go back through the archives looking at the topics around > component rules. > Ok, will do - where can I find these archives? Thanks, cf > > -----Original Message----- > From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 13:07 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Skipping License Page and Zipping a Folder > > 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 > > > > 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 > -- Regards, cf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
