Martin, Thanks for the response.
I tried what you suggested and it works like a charm... I will validate things in the future before pestering the list. Thank you Martin & Bob. _________ Bob Rafuse > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Hüser, Martin > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:35 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Examples on installing files > tomultiple folders/ partitions > > > Hi, > if I try your wxs and validate the resulting msi I get > > ICE12 ERROR CustomAction: Assign_E_ROOT is of type: 115 > referring to a Directory. Therefore it must come before > CostFinalize @ 1000 in Seq Table: InstallExecuteSequence. CA > Seq#: 1002 > ICE12 ERROR CustomAction: Assign_C_ROOT is of type: 115 > referring to a Directory. Therefore it must come before > CostFinalize @ 1000 in Seq Table: InstallExecuteSequence. CA > Seq#: 1001 > ICE68 ERROR Invalid custom action type for action 'Assign_E_ROOT'. > ICE68 ERROR Invalid custom action type for action 'Assign_C_ROOT'. > > Try to schedule both custom actions before CostInitialize. > That prevents ICE12. Fixing ICE12 is probably enough. > However, if you remove Return="ignore" from the custom action > element ICE68 is gone, too. Custom action type 51 (set > property) does not use that option. > > After that your example works as intended. > > Martin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rafuse Robert > > Sent: Dienstag, 11. Juli 2006 16:40 > > To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Examples on installing files tomultiple > > folders/ partitions > > > > > You can use custom actions to set target paths to > whatever you want. > > > Just sequence them after CostFinalize. For the Cursors directory, > > > create a Directory element with a name of Cursors under a > Directory > > > with an Id of WindowsFolder. WindowsFolder is hard-coded > and Cursors > > > is the "user-defined" one. > > > > Thanks for the reply... > > > > I've tried doing just that but have had no luck. > > > > Below is a simple .wxs file I was using to attempt > installing files to > > multiple target folders. The package has 3 text files, file_a.txt, > > file_b.txt and file_c.txt. I want to install file_a.txt > into folder > > c:\acme, file_b.txt into folder e:\acme and file_c.txt into > > c:\windows\cursors. > > > > File_c.txt gets installed in the correct location > (thanks!), but both > > file_a.txt and file_b.txt get installed to folder > c:\root\acme. I'm > > obviously doing something stupid, but I have no idea what... > > > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi";> > > <Product Id="A679F0A3-44CE-4E90-8C5D-57269B3641F5" > > Name="Multi-Target Test" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" > > Manufacturer="Acme"> > > <Package Id="4A6F3A50-807C-48A2-82F6-AC1A911ABDAD" > > Description="Multi-Target Test Thingy" Comments="No comment" > > InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> > > > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="MultiTarget.cab" > EmbedCab="yes" /> > > <Property Id="DiskPrompt" Value="MultiTarget > Installation [1]"/> > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > <Directory Id="C_ROOT" Name="root"> > > <Directory Id="c_acme" Name="acme"> > > <Component > Id="component.c_acme" > > Guid="F1D1EF7B-DD2E-49A6-AD82-B5A27BD0823E"> > > <File Id="file_a_txt" > > Name="file_a.txt" LongName="file_a.txt" Vital="yes" > src="file_a.txt" > > DiskId="1"/> > > </Component> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="E_ROOT" Name="root"> > > <Directory Id="e_acme" Name="acme"> > > <Component > Id="component.e_acme" > > Guid="0B0B24F9-A89D-4B34-ACFA-14E4E7B30D5B"> > > <File Id="file_b_txt" > > Name="file_b.txt" LongName="file_b.txt" Vital="yes" > src="file_b.txt" > > DiskId="1"/> > > </Component> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="WindowsFolder" Name="windows"> > > <Directory Id="windows.cursors" > > Name="cursors"> > > <Component > > Id="component.windows.cursors" Guid="14DB7F5D-D2BE-4C2B-BCF3- > > 4BF2A7921589"> > > <File Id="file_c_txt" > > Name="file_c.txt" LongName="file_c.txt" Vital="yes" > src="file_c.txt" > > DiskId="1"/> > > </Component> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > <CustomAction Id="Assign_C_ROOT" > Return="ignore" Execute="immediate" > > Property="C_ROOT" Value="c:\" /> > > <CustomAction Id="Assign_E_ROOT" > Return="ignore" Execute="immediate" > > Property="E_ROOT" Value="e:\" /> > > > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > > <Custom Action="Assign_C_ROOT" > After="CostFinalize"></Custom> > > <Custom Action="Assign_E_ROOT" > > After="Assign_C_ROOT"></Custom> > > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > > <Feature Id="feature.Multi_Target_Test" > Title="Multi-Target Thingy" > > Level="1"> > > <ComponentRef Id="component.c_acme"/> > > <ComponentRef Id="component.e_acme"/> > > <ComponentRef Id="component.windows.cursors"/> > > </Feature> > > </Product> > > </Wix> > > > > The following snippet is extracted from the log file: > > > > Action ended 10:27:20: CostFinalize. Return value 1. > > MSI (s) (5C:40) [10:27:20:091]: Skipping action: Assign_TARGETDIR > > (condition is false) MSI (s) (5C:40) [10:27:20:091]: Doing action: > > Assign_C_ROOT MSI (s) (5C:40) [10:27:20:091]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: > > ActionText Action start 10:27:20: Assign_C_ROOT. MSI (s) (5C:40) > > [10:27:20:091]: Skipping action due to > > msidbCustomActionTypeFirstSequence option. Action ended 10:27:20: > > Assign_C_ROOT. Return value 0. MSI (s) (5C:40) > [10:27:20:091]: Doing > > action: Assign_E_ROOT MSI (s) > > (5C:40) [10:27:20:091]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action start > > 10:27:20: Assign_E_ROOT. > > MSI (s) (5C:40) [10:27:20:091]: Skipping action due to > > msidbCustomActionTypeFirstSequence option. Action ended 10:27:20: > > Assign_E_ROOT. Return value 0. MSI (s) (5C:40) > [10:27:20:091]: Doing > > action: InstallValidate > > > > This is where I get confused. > > > > I have not specified a custom action Assign_TARGETDIR, nor does one > > appear in the .msi according to ORCA, so I assume this is > some sort of > > default action? > > > > Anyway, my two custom actions are getting skipped, > allegedly because > > of msidbCustomActionTypeFirstSequence, which I assume > corresponds to > > the execute="firstSequence" attribute of the CustomAction > element... > > but I have specified execute="immediate". I have also tried > > specifying no execute attribute - which according to the > docs, should > > be the same as execute="immediate" - with the same result. > > > > Can anyone point out where I'm going astray? > > > > Thanks, > > > > --- > > Bob > > > > > > Important Note: This email and any attachment hereto are > confidential > > and may contain trade secrets or may be otherwise protected from > > disclosure. 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