Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Mike Menaker]

Even with all this I'm not really sure what I need to do to make this
work.

I have multiple wix files that need to know PATH/temp.

But the user only enters PATH.

Not sure how I'm going to make a Dir element out of PATH.

-Mike

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:29 AM
To: WiX Users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file


In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jeremy Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:

> > In article 
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > "Jeremy Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:
> > 
> > > Then, assuming the documentation's correct, it needs to be 
> > > set to a property which contains the required path as the
> > > doc says. In
> > > 
> > > DestinationProperty="PATH"
> > > 
> > > which works, you've set it to the name of the property 
> > > called PATH which contains a pathname. You need to create
> > > a property which contains a string giving the required
> > > path, and give the name of that property to 
> > > DestinationProperty.
> > 
> > Its not a property he needs to create, its a row in the Directory
> > table (primary keys in the directory table are also mirrored as
> > properties containing the resolved path, but just creating a
property
> > is not sufficient).
> 
> That means the WiX help file is as wrong as it could be about
> this then, despite being clear and explicit - and how come
> 
> DestinationProperty="PATH"
> 
> works? Are you sure you aren't thinking of DestinationDirectory
> rather than DestinationProperty?

Windows Installer uses a property to identify the destination.  Every
entry in the Directory table gets a property to go with it.  So by
defining an entry in the Directory table you also get a property.  You
could just use a property separate from the Directory table as well.
But either way you can't specy DestinationProperty or
DestinationDirectory as formatted text that will resolve to the
desired path.
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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Richard]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jeremy Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:

> > In article 
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > "Jeremy Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:
> > 
> > > Then, assuming the documentation's correct, it needs to be 
> > > set to a property which contains the required path as the
> > > doc says. In
> > > 
> > > DestinationProperty="PATH"
> > > 
> > > which works, you've set it to the name of the property 
> > > called PATH which contains a pathname. You need to create
> > > a property which contains a string giving the required
> > > path, and give the name of that property to 
> > > DestinationProperty.
> > 
> > Its not a property he needs to create, its a row in the Directory
> > table (primary keys in the directory table are also mirrored as
> > properties containing the resolved path, but just creating a property
> > is not sufficient).
> 
> That means the WiX help file is as wrong as it could be about
> this then, despite being clear and explicit - and how come
> 
> DestinationProperty="PATH"
> 
> works? Are you sure you aren't thinking of DestinationDirectory
> rather than DestinationProperty?

Windows Installer uses a property to identify the destination.  Every
entry in the Directory table gets a property to go with it.  So by
defining an entry in the Directory table you also get a property.  You
could just use a property separate from the Directory table as well.
But either way you can't specy DestinationProperty or
DestinationDirectory as formatted text that will resolve to the
desired path.
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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Jeremy Farrell]

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:35 PM
> 
> In article 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "Jeremy Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:
> 
> > Then, assuming the documentation's correct, it needs to be 
> > set to a property which contains the required path as the
> > doc says. In
> > 
> > DestinationProperty="PATH"
> > 
> > which works, you've set it to the name of the property 
> > called PATH which contains a pathname. You need to create
> > a property which contains a string giving the required
> > path, and give the name of that property to 
> > DestinationProperty.
> 
> Its not a property he needs to create, its a row in the Directory
> table (primary keys in the directory table are also mirrored as
> properties containing the resolved path, but just creating a property
> is not sufficient).

That means the WiX help file is as wrong as it could be about
this then, despite being clear and explicit - and how come

DestinationProperty="PATH"

works? Are you sure you aren't thinking of DestinationDirectory
rather than DestinationProperty?

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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Richard]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Mike Menaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:

> How would I do this?
> 
> Path is set by the user like this from the UI:
> 
>  
>   Property="PATH">
> 
> It seems like I would just keep running into the problem of combining
> the property with a string.

Add a  element to define a directory.  The associated
property will be populated with the path to the directory.  When the
user edits the property, it will change the location of the directory
as used by the install.
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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Richard]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Jeremy Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:

> Then, assuming the documentation's correct, it needs to be set to a property 
which contains the required path as the doc says. In
> 
> DestinationProperty="PATH"
> 
> which works, you've set it to the name of the property called PATH which cont
ains a pathname. You need to create a property which contains a string giving t
he required path, and give the name of that property to DestinationProperty.

Its not a property he needs to create, its a row in the Directory
table (primary keys in the directory table are also mirrored as
properties containing the resolved path, but just creating a property
is not sufficient).

Create a row in the Directory table by inserting a 
element.
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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Mike Menaker]

How would I do this?

Path is set by the user like this from the UI:



It seems like I would just keep running into the problem of combining
the property with a string.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy
Farrell
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:25 PM
To: WiX Users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

Then, assuming the documentation's correct, it needs to be set to a
property which contains the required path as the doc says. In

DestinationProperty="PATH"

which works, you've set it to the name of the property called PATH which
contains a pathname. You need to create a property which contains a
string giving the required path, and give the name of that property to
DestinationProperty.

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> Mike Menaker
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:01 PM
> To: Richard; WiX Users
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file
> 
> According to the Wix Documentation
> 
> DestinationProperty   String  Set this value to a property
> that will have a value that resolves to the full path of the 
> destination
> directory. The property does not have to exist in the 
> installer database
> at creation time; it could be created at installation time by a custom
> action, on the command line, etc. This attribute cannot be 
> specified in
> conjunction with DestinationDirectory.
> 
> What do you mean add a Directory element. How would I do this 
> when all I
> have is a path?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:58 PM
> To: WiX Users
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file
> 
> 
> In article
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ologies.co
> m>,
> "Mike Menaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:
> 
> >  > Source=3D"$(var.SOURCEPATH)\ \">
> >  > DestinationLongName=3D"file.txt" DestinationProperty=3D"[PATH]\dir\"
> />
> >=20
> > 
> > If I use DestinationProperty=3D"PATH" it works.
> > 
> > I have also tried DestinationProperty=3D"PATH\dir\"
> > 
> > What am I doing wrong?
> 
> DestinationProperty must be the name of a row in your Directory table,
> it isn't a formatted string that gives the location of the directory.
> 
> So to fix your problem, add a Directory element that defines
> [PATH]\dir and then reference this in your CopyFile element.
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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Jeremy Farrell]

Then, assuming the documentation's correct, it needs to be set to a property 
which contains the required path as the doc says. In

DestinationProperty="PATH"

which works, you've set it to the name of the property called PATH which 
contains a pathname. You need to create a property which contains a string 
giving the required path, and give the name of that property to 
DestinationProperty.

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> Mike Menaker
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:01 PM
> To: Richard; WiX Users
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file
> 
> According to the Wix Documentation
> 
> DestinationProperty   String  Set this value to a property
> that will have a value that resolves to the full path of the 
> destination
> directory. The property does not have to exist in the 
> installer database
> at creation time; it could be created at installation time by a custom
> action, on the command line, etc. This attribute cannot be 
> specified in
> conjunction with DestinationDirectory.
> 
> What do you mean add a Directory element. How would I do this 
> when all I
> have is a path?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:58 PM
> To: WiX Users
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file
> 
> 
> In article
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ologies.co
> m>,
> "Mike Menaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:
> 
> >  > Source=3D"$(var.SOURCEPATH)\ \">
> >  > DestinationLongName=3D"file.txt" DestinationProperty=3D"[PATH]\dir\"
> />
> >=20
> > 
> > If I use DestinationProperty=3D"PATH" it works.
> > 
> > I have also tried DestinationProperty=3D"PATH\dir\"
> > 
> > What am I doing wrong?
> 
> DestinationProperty must be the name of a row in your Directory table,
> it isn't a formatted string that gives the location of the directory.
> 
> So to fix your problem, add a Directory element that defines
> [PATH]\dir and then reference this in your CopyFile element.
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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Mike Menaker]

According to the Wix Documentation

DestinationProperty String  Set this value to a property
that will have a value that resolves to the full path of the destination
directory. The property does not have to exist in the installer database
at creation time; it could be created at installation time by a custom
action, on the command line, etc. This attribute cannot be specified in
conjunction with DestinationDirectory.

What do you mean add a Directory element. How would I do this when all I
have is a path?

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:58 PM
To: WiX Users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file


In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]
m>,
"Mike Menaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:

>  Source=3D"$(var.SOURCEPATH)\ \">
>  DestinationLongName=3D"file.txt" DestinationProperty=3D"[PATH]\dir\"
/>
>=20
> 
> If I use DestinationProperty=3D"PATH" it works.
> 
> I have also tried DestinationProperty=3D"PATH\dir\"
> 
> What am I doing wrong?

DestinationProperty must be the name of a row in your Directory table,
it isn't a formatted string that gives the location of the directory.

So to fix your problem, add a Directory element that defines
[PATH]\dir and then reference this in your CopyFile element.
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Re: [WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Richard]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Mike Menaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  writes:

>  Source=3D"$(var.SOURCEPATH)\ \">
>  DestinationLongName=3D"file.txt" DestinationProperty=3D"[PATH]\dir\" />
>=20
> 
> If I use DestinationProperty=3D"PATH" it works.
> 
> I have also tried DestinationProperty=3D"PATH\dir\"
> 
> What am I doing wrong?

DestinationProperty must be the name of a row in your Directory table,
it isn't a formatted string that gives the location of the directory.

So to fix your problem, add a Directory element that defines
[PATH]\dir and then reference this in your CopyFile element.
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[WiX-users] Problems with copy file

[Mike Menaker]

Hi, 

I can't get copyfile to copy a file.

 

Here is the element I use (PATH is a property set earlier)

 







 

If I use DestinationProperty="PATH" it works.

 

I have also tried DestinationProperty="PATH\dir\"

 

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

Thanks,

Mike

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