A Directory is not created unless something is installed in them or there is an explict CreateFolder element for it.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:07 PM, cgrue <cruet...@csc.com> wrote: > I am new to WiX and I am having trouble creating directories. The > following > Directory definition works, that is, the directory is created and the > single > file in the install is written to it. > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="ATest1" Name="ATest1"> > <Directory Id="ATest2" Name="ATest2"> > <Directory Id="CONTROL_PANEL" > Name="ControlPanel" /> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > But if I leave ProgramFilesFolder out then no directory is created. > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ATest1" Name="ATest1"> > <Directory Id="ATest2" Name="ATest2"> > <Directory Id="CONTROL_PANEL" Name="ControlPanel" /> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > The project builds without errors and installs without error, but no > directory is created and the single file in the install is not present on > the drive. Is this the way to create a directory? The directories look > like they map in Orca. > > Thank you, > cgrue > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Creating-directory-not-using-a-directory-shortcut-property-tp7295380p7295380.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
