thanks! this, and the realisation I had an unspecified SourceName have done the trick.
cheers, Andrew On 18 May 2012 17:16, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com> wrote: > I think what you need to add is "-var var.SourceFiles"; from the help file: > > -var <VariableName> > Substitute File/@Source="SourceDir" with a preprocessor or a wix variable > (e.g. -var var.MySource will become > File/@Source="$(var.MySource)\myfile.txt" and -var wix.MySource will become > File/@Source="!(wix.MySource)\myfile.txt". > > This will result in the File elements having the source folder set to a > pre-processor variable, e.g.: > <File Id="fil8E5129A8454C2AA40A71DF50F7CD8484" KeyPath="yes" > Source="$(var.SourceFiles)\File1.exe" /> > > You can then set this a compile time. > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Maxwell [mailto:andrew.maxw...@papercut.com] > Sent: 18 May 2012 06:01 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] building an msi in the same dir as source files? > > Hi again all, > > My last post was a bit of a brain-dump, so I can boil my question down to > a few points here: :) > > - using heat, is there a way to harvest a directory and suppress directory > id/name insertion in the resulting .wxs? (when automating heat output , > this is an annoyance) eg . heat.exe dir MyDirectory -gg -cg MyComponents -o > output.wxs would generate something like: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > *<Directory Id="dir682EE88536E915B58CEC9559EC161A89" > Name="MyDirectory">* > <Component Id="cmp789AABFBE814C745D68B0EC1FE51DF26" > ..... etc > > - I'm trying to build an installer where the .msi *sits in the same > directory as the uncompressed source files*. However, if my dir structure > looks like: > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" > > <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" > Name="MyApplication"/> > </Directory> > </Directory> > <DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"> > ...components... > </DirectoryRef> > > This will happily install MyAppliation to Program Files/MyApplication > however will require my msi to reside one level down, and expect the source > files to be in a dir called MyApplication. > > Can anyone set me in the right direction? > My process is something like this atm: > > > heat dir <AppSource> -gg -sfrag -sreg -svb6 -scom -cg MainAppComps -o > installer.wxs [modify heat .wxs] candle -out installer.wxsobj installer.wxs > light -b <AppSource> -sl -spdb <AppSource>/installer.wxsobj -out > <AppSource>/installer.msi > > Will create a .msi in the AppSource directory (good!), but when installed > expects the files to reside in AppSource/MyApplication/ ! > > Sorry again for the double post. Any thoughts anyone? > > ps. if anyone's interested the reason for this seemingly bizarre project > layout is the .msi exists purely to simplify deployment via a group policy. > > cheers, > Andrew > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat > landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will > include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
