Keeping in mind I discovered Wix about 2 weeks ago :-) I apologize for not completely understanding, wix is new and I am still in that learning curve... Hopefully this snippet helps you better understand my issue so I can better understand what is happening.
As far as I know my references are correct and relatively straight forward... My lib file contains one big fragment: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <?include ..\lInstaller\UserVariableNames.wxi ?> <Fragment Id='FragmentCoreInstall'> <!-- Copy files to desired location using components --> <DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"> // bunch of files through individual components </DirectoryRef> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder"> // Various application shortcuts to be moved out </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> </Wix> I then take this whole section (<DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder">) and copy it in Product.wxs right after the directory section. How do I know if the references are not broken? -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: February-20-2013 3:28 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired References flow from the Product element down. Follow your references. There isn't enough below to really know what is wrong. On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> wrote: > Hopefully this helps shed some light... > > In my Product.wxs I define a directory structure. > > In my lib I refer to the directory reference. "DirectoryRef" > > The component reference in the feature tag is set in the Product.wxs > > Directory Element from Product.wxs > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'> > <Directory Id='ManufacturerFolder' > Name='$(var.UserManufacturerName)'> > <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"/> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <!-- Step 1: Define the directory structure to where the > items are to be located in the start menu --> > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> > <Directory Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder" > Name="$(var.UserStartMenuFolder)"> > <Directory Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder" > Name="$(var.UserProductName)"> </Directory> > <Component Id="ApplicationShortcutUninstall" > Guid="******"> > <RemoveFolder Id="ShortcutsProgramsFolder" > On="uninstall"/> > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="installed" > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > </Component> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" /> > </Directory> > > Snip it from the lib fragment... that I want to copy out in the product.wxs > <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutsMenuFolder"> > <Component Id="ApplicationDesktopShortcut" Guid="***"> > <Condition>DESKTOPSHORTCUT=1</Condition> > <Shortcut Id="desktopShortcut" > Directory="DesktopFolder" > Name="Application Something or other " > > Description="$(var.UserStartMenuApplicationDescription)" > Target="[APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY]MyBinary.exe" > WorkingDirectory='APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY' > > <Icon Id="DesktopIcon.exe" > SourceFile="SomeIconFile.ico" > /> > </Shortcut> > <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" > Key="Software\Microsoft\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="aaaaaaaaaaaaa " > Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: February-20-2013 3:04 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WixLib not behaving as desired > > It all depends on what is in your Fragments and what is referencing what. > My guess is by moving the Shortcut, you removed the reference to oen > or more Fragments in you .wixlib. > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Marc Beaudry <mbeau...@matrox.com> > wrote: > > > I have a lib file that contains a bunch of files and a desktop > > shortcut to one of the binaries. I then have my (product.wxs) main > > installation XML file. My project has a reference to the lib file. > > It all compiles and links perfectly. (My MSI is perfectly functional > > at this point) > > > > > > > > BUT: > > > > > > > > If I remove the section that contains the info to create the desktop > > shortcut and move it to the Product.wxs, everything still compiles > > and links without errors, but the content of my lib file is > > completely ignored. My msi goes from 30MB to 900KB. > > > > > > > > Question: Should I be able to take the shortcut section out of my > > lib file and put it in my main wxs file? The reason I want to do > > this is the binary name installed will always be the same but the > > name to the desktop shortcut is set later through a variable in a > > WXI (The contents of the lib remain, but the shortcut name can > > change depending on who builds the package) file which is referenced > > in the product.wxs > file. > > > > > > > > Hopefully this question is clear enough. > > > > > > > > Thanks for the Advice > > > > Marc > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > -------- Everyone hates slow websites. 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