I'm new to WiX but this is how I solved the problem of packaging hundreds of
files in a directory:
http://github.com/pandion/pandion/tree/master/Installer/WiX
Heat will generate a huge WXS file that is then compiled and linked together
with the rest of the setup as an argument to candle and light.
My build script runs heat to harvest all files in the "Temp" directory and
places them in a ComponentGroup called "CoreFiles" and in the Directory
called "DESTINATION".
heat.exe dir "./Temp" -nologo -cg "CoreFiles" -dr "DESTINATION" -srd
-template:fragment -ke -gg -out "./components.wxs"
I then refer to CoreFiles and DESTINATION from my product.wxs file as
follows:
<Directory Id="LocalAppDataFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Id="PandionLocalFiles" Name="Pandion">
<Directory Id="DESTINATION" Name="Application"/>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Level="1" Title="Core Application">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="CoreFiles"/>
...
</Feature>
Hope this helps.
Sebastiaan
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Jaspreet Nabha <
jaspreet.na...@headstrong.com> wrote:
> Thanks Brand, It it generationg the WXS w/ any error, But every components
> is enclosed with fragmment tag.
> It would be great if you can give some sample which simply put the folder
> structure on user machine.
>
> For your reference I am using the below said WXS file, which put a file to
> user machine. I just want to know how can I use the authogenerated(with
> Heat.exe) WXS file in the below xml ?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";
>
> <Product Id="eb07f439-a13b-44e3-bc84-be303dbf1c26" Name="ANewWiX"
> Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0"
> Manufacturer="NewWiX" UpgradeCode="d04bed30-d811-4bac-8954-a3e09e253eaf">
> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" />
> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
>
> <!--Path property-->
> <Property
> Id="MYAPPPATH"><![CDATA[C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\FAWFramework\test]]></Property>
>
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> <Directory Id="MYAPPPATH" Name="." >
>
> <Component Id='MyComponent'
> Guid='12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012'>
> <File Id='DLL' Name='abc.dll' DiskId='1' src='C:\abc.dll' />
>
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
>
> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="NewWiX" Level="1">
> <ComponentRef Id="MyComponent" />
> </Feature>
>
> </Product>
> </Wix>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Sebastian Brand (Instyler Software)
> [wix+us...@instyler.com<wix%2bus...@instyler.com>
> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:56 AM
> To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Copy folder structure
>
> You can suppress harvesting that using the -sreg argument in heat.exe.
> Sample:
> > heat dir c:\folder\with\files -out dynamic.wxs -ag -sreg
>
> -ag sets to component guid to "*" to have them autogenerated during compile
> time.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Sebastian Brand
>
> Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly.
> http://www.instyler.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaspreet Nabha [mailto:jaspreet.na...@headstrong.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 07:44
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Copy folder structure
>
> Blair,
>
> I have tried the HEAT.EXE, but it is giving me the error "Could not harvest
> data from a file that was ecpected to be a assembly"
>
> I have some assemblies in the folder structure, which needs to be copied on
> user machine.
>
> Please suggest for the solution
>
> Thanks
> Jaspreet
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Blair [os...@live.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:28 AM
> To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Copy folder structure
>
> Would some incantation of HEAT.EXE work?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaspreet Nabha [mailto:jaspreet.na...@headstrong.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:02 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] Copy folder structure
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am using WiX3.0 and trying to copy a folder structure to user machine. Th
> efolder structure is very huge in depth and i dont want to copy every
> single
> file.
>
> Can you please help me out from this problem.
>
> Thanks
> Jaspreet
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