There is a type of custom action (resolves to type 18 and variations) that specifically means run this exe being installed with the product as a custom action. As long as you want to run it after the files are installed that's fine, but I suspect you wouldn't be asking if that was the situation.
It's ok to put it in the Binary table if you need it before that, as long as it has no dependency issues and isn't enormously bloated. Why is including it twice a bad thing? Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Mark Tempel [mailto:mark.tem...@shavlik.com] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 11:23 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Using a file from media in a custom action. Hello, I am in a situation where I need to use a file in a custom action that I am also laying down as part of the file set stored in the cab build into my MSI. Is there a way to get that file out of the cab from a custom action? I know I can include the file in the binaries table, but that would mean I'm including it in my installer twice. I'd like to avoid that. Thanks, Mark Tempel Sr. Software Engineer Shavlik Technologies LLC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
