You may want to take a look at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/icumove/archive/2009/06/23/custom-action-using-wix-r eading-from-the-binary-table.aspx. Also http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/msi/ca.htm lists an example " Streaming a File From the Binary Table". 'if the size of the file allows' => if you only have to read a 6KB file and you are sure this size will not greatly increase in the future, then you can safely use File.ReadAllBytes, knowing your code does not risk allocating a large byte array. Otherwise, you have to plan the file reading strategy (like creating a buffer and iteratively reading in this buffer until you have processed all data from the file).
-----Original Message----- From: Simon Chromow [mailto:simon.chro...@bewotec.de] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 3:35 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to read binary file content using c#custom action??? What I don't understand, is how to get the file from the binary table. Could you give me an example? What means 'if the size of the file allows' ? Is there a maximum file size for this? Windows Explorer says the file has 6KB. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Dan Vasilov [mailto:d...@rms.ro] Gesendet: Freitag, 4. März 2011 13:29 An: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to read binary file content using c#custom action??? In .NET you will use a BinaryReader or File.ReadAllBytes, if the size of the file allows. Does this answer your question? Dan -----Original Message----- From: Simon Chromow [mailto:simon.chro...@bewotec.de] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 1:05 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to read binary file content using c# custom action??? Hi wix-users, Does anybody know, how to read content from a specific binary file using a c# custom-action? Thanks for your efforts Simon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
