If you're on WiX 3, take a look at the heat utility to harvest the file structure into the wix authoring. Note, that it is not intended for usage as a build-time automation. Use it to get the initial version of your source code and then tune it manually as required.
-- Yan -----Original Message----- From: Naga Ram .C [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:37 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] compress/de-compress of files Thanks Yen, I have read the manual, the only thing I am striving at is that to know how to add multiple files The following script I can add a file <Component attrs=...> <File id= "mpapp.exe", source="C:\MyApp/MyApp.exe"> </Component> I have more than 100 images or can grown up in future, for which I am looking for some script like My question is, do I require N number if <File> nodes for N number of files that I want to install? Thanks, -----Original Message----- From: Yan Sklyarenko [mailto:y...@sitecore.net] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 7:29 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] compress/de-compress of files I would recommend to start from MSI basics, like http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370561(VS.85).aspx, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372830(VS.85).aspx and http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2003/10/04/56479.aspx. Later on, take a look at this post: http://www.joyofsetup.com/2009/01/01/choosing-your-payloads/. Hope this helps. -- Yan -----Original Message----- From: Naga Ram .C [mailto:nagara...@symphony.cc] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 3:00 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] compress/de-compress of files Do you mean you're installing something like a .zip file, and want to unzip it after installing? Why don't you just add each of the files from the zip directly into the WXS, and let the Windows installer handle things? You're not limited to installing stuff under Program Files. >> can you pl. suggest me with some sample script of how to do this? I am new to WIX Project. Cheers, Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
