> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. Mai 2009 02:59 > An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] CopyFile: SourceProperty vs. SourceDirectory > > Reuss, Matthias wrote: > > How do the attributes SourceProperty and SourceDirectory differ? > > > > They both map to MoveFile.SourceFolder. SourceDirectory also > creates a > reference to the corresponding Directory Id.
What does this mean? I have not found an additional reference in my MSI. > The MoveFiles > action relies > on directory properties being created to support both approaches. > > > I want to copy some files that have been added to a certain > subfolder (say, AddFiles) of the installation media, but not > listed in the MSI database. > > > > You might be able to make it work by creating a property relative to > SourceDir. AFAIK, MSI doesn't create directory properties for > the source > tree. This is true, and I have already thought of creating such a property. However, WiX documentation for the SourceDirectory attribute says "Set this value to the source directory from which to copy or move an existing file on the target machine." So I thought WiX actually mapped it to the *source* folder. Best regards, Matthias ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
