BindPaths was exactly what I was looking for...
Thanks
Cristian Prieto
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Rob Mensching
<r...@robmensching.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'r...@robmensching.com');>
> wrote:
> 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<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '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 $(var.artdirectory) property (as a DefineConstants) in the MSBuild
> file.
> >
> > ==
> >
> > 3. (This is the ideal way but it will take time), Modify wix.targets,
> find
> > the way where I could specify <Content /> and allow the option to copy
> > those Content to the temporary compile directory (obj/longnamehere)... If
> > this is not needed maybe it could be using another property like
> > <OtherFiles />
> >
> >
> > Am I right or missing something?
> >
> >
> > Cristian Prieto
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:21 AM, Rob Mensching
> > <r...@robmensching.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'r...@robmensching.com');>
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Not sure Content items are supported by the wix.targets.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Cristian Prieto
> > > <kement...@gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'kement...@gmail.com');>
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Wix user list!
> > > >
> > > > I've been trying to solve a very small issue with a manually created
> > Wix
> > > > proj file and resource files...
> > > >
> > > > My wixproj file (done without Visual Studio but by hand) looks like
> > this:
> > > >
> > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > > > <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="
> > > > http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";
> > ToolsVersion="4.0">
> > > > <PropertyGroup>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> <ParentDirectory>$([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
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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