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Hi, We are trying to create a number of installers, one for a
common module website and a number for various add-on modules each of which
will install a separate website but rely on the common module having been
installed first.
We wish them to all install Virtual Directories to a common
folder (ProductName) with the following structure: Default Website ….\ProductName ……..\CommonModule ……..\AdminModule ……..\OtherModules ProductName is just a folder, not a virtual directory in
itself. As Rob Mensching suggested in his response (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=22817827)
to a similar problem, we tried using the WebVirtualDir/@Alias to include the ProductName
folder. The installer completed successfully but under IIS
management console, the ProductName folder raised an error when selected saying
something about not finding a directory or path, but we could still browse its
contents and the virtual directory was under it as intended with all the
correct properties set. On attempting to browse the website however, we could
no longer communicate with our database and event logging (using log4Net to the
event log) also failed. We tried separately installing the outer directory by doing
the following: . . . <Directory Id="EMPTYDIR"
Name="wwwroot" LongName="wwwroot"> <Component
Id="EmptyDirFolder" Guid="…" KeyPath="yes">
<CreateFolder />
<WebVirtualDir Id="WebVirtualDir_outer1"
Directory="EMPTYDIR" WebSite="WebSite"
Alias="ProductName"
DirProperties="VirtualDirProperties_outer"
/> </Component> </Directory> . . . <Component Id="WixWebVirtualDirComponent"
Guid="…">
<WebVirtualDir
Id="WebVirtualDir_outer"
Directory="EMPTYDIR" WebSite="WebSite"
Alias="ProductName"
DirProperties="VirtualDirProperties_outer"
>
<WebVirtualDir Id="WebVirtualDir"
Directory="INSTALLDIR" Alias="ModuleName"
WebApplication="AspNetWebApplication"
DirProperties="VirtualDirProperties"
>
<WebVirtualDir Id="WebVirtualDir_bin"
Directory="BINDIR"
Alias="bin"
DirProperties="VirtualDirProperties_bin"
>
</WebVirtualDir>
</WebVirtualDir> </WebVirtualDir> </Component> . . . in each of our installers. Despite requiring the creation of the Dummy wwwroot folder,
this actually worked fine (database connectivity and event logging included),
until we uninstall one of the add-on modules. This would cause the wwwroot
folder to be removed along with any existence of the ProductName web folder and
contained virtual directories under IIS causing the other websites and their
uninstall to fail. Can anyone shed any light on what we’re doing wrong or
suggest a better approach? Any help appreciated. Nick |
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