Why do you want to copy your content to the obj directory? Are you modifying the content in some way as it goes to the obj directory? If not, I would just add the content folder as a BindPath and let WiX do all the heavy lifting grabbing the content and including it into the MSI appropriately.
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Cristian Prieto <kement...@gmail.com>wrote: > So, in this moment my only options would be: > > 1. Copy manually the bitmap files to the temporary directory where wix is > compiling the msi file, probably in the BeforeBuild Target of the wixproj > file. > > 2. Modify the wxs or wxi file where the dialog specify the images and pass > a $(var.artdirectory) property (as a DefineConstants) in the MSBuild file. > > == > > 3. (This is the ideal way but it will take time), Modify wix.targets, find > the way where I could specify <Content /> and allow the option to copy > those Content to the temporary compile directory (obj/longnamehere)... If > this is not needed maybe it could be using another property like > <OtherFiles /> > > > Am I right or missing something? > > > Cristian Prieto > > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:21 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> > wrote: > > > Not sure Content items are supported by the wix.targets. > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Cristian Prieto <kement...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Hi Wix user list! > > > > > > I've been trying to solve a very small issue with a manually created > Wix > > > proj file and resource files... > > > > > > My wixproj file (done without Visual Studio but by hand) looks like > this: > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns=" > > > http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"; > ToolsVersion="4.0"> > > > <PropertyGroup> > > > > > > > > > > > > <ParentDirectory>$([System.IO.Directory]::GetParent('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)'))</ParentDirectory> > > > <ParentDirectory > > > > > > > > > Condition="!HasTrailingSlash('$(ParentDirectory)')">$(ParentDirectory)\</ParentDirectory> > > > > > > <ArtDirectory Condition="$(ArtDirectory) == > > > ''">$(ParentDirectory)art</ArtDirectory> > > > <ArtDirectory > > > > > > > > > Condition="!HasTrailingSlash('$(ArtDirectory)')">$(ArtDirectory)\</ArtDirectory> > > > </PropertyGroup> > > > > > > <Import Project="$(WixTargets)" /> > > > > > > <!-- blah blah blah, common Wix properties --> > > > > > > <!-- Art file is here --> > > > <ItemGroup> > > > <Content Include="$(ArtDirectory)SetupSplash.bmp"> > > > <Link>SetupSplash.bmp</Link> > > > </Content> > > > </ItemGroup> > > > > > > <ItemGroup> > > > <Compile Include="$(SourcePath)setup.wxs" /> > > > <Compile Include="$(SourcePath)SetupDialogs.wxs" /> > > > </ItemGroup> > > > </Project> > > > > > > Ok, I just removed a few lines that were too verbose... but as you may > > see > > > it looks ok... > > > > > > Now, The problem is with the art... my project structure looks like > this: > > > > > > src > > > * setup (the wixproj is here) > > > * art (banners and images are here) > > > > > > So, in build time the art stuff should be copied to the temporary build > > > directory for the wix package, I know that I could use a "copy" task > but > > I > > > want to void it. > > > > > > I was expecting that using the Content tag the art bmp file would be > > copied > > > to the temporary wix build directory, but it is not... I already tried > > with > > > OtherFiles tag... > > > > > > Is there any way to specify resource files like this without doing the > > Copy > > > task manually in MSBuild? am I missing something? > > > > > > I know that I could solve all of this just creating the wixproj in > Visual > > > Studio and linking manually the files, but I really wanted to avoid it > > (for > > > learning purposes). > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > > > > > > Cristian Prieto > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Everyone hates slow websites. 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