I got past the first two hurdles, getting votive2005 to build, modifying RegisterVotive.bat to use the build\debug\x86 directory, but when I go to add a .WIX project, the solution explorer goes blank (although it says Project1 created successfully).
Here is my modified RegisterVotive.bat: ------- SNIP ------- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: RegisterVotive.bat :: ------------------- :: Preprocesses all of the various support files for working with Votive in a development :: environment and then registers Votive with Visual Studio 2005. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @echo off setlocal :: When running under 64-bit Windows, the registry key is stored under the Wow6432Node. set VS_REGKEYROOT=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0Exp if /i [%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%]==[AMD64] set VS_REGKEYROOT=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0Exp :: Make sure the SDK is installed (the experimental hive is registered). reg query %VS_REGKEYROOT%\Setup\VS /v EnvironmentPath > NUL 2> NUL if not %errorlevel% == 0 ( echo VS SDK for Visual Studio 2005 is not installed. Skipping registration. goto End ) :: Try to get the paths to Visual Studio for /f "tokens=3*" %%a in ('reg query %VS_REGKEYROOT%\Setup\VS /v EnvironmentPath ^| find "EnvironmentPath"') do set DEVENVPATH_2005=%%a %%b for /f "tokens=3*" %%a in ('reg query %VS_REGKEYROOT%\Setup\VS /v EnvironmentDirectory ^| find "EnvironmentDirectory"') do set DEVENVDIR_2005=%%a %%b :: GUIDs set PACKAGE_GUID={E0EE8E7D-F498-459E-9E90-2B3D73124AD5} set PROJECT_GUID={930C7802-8A8C-48F9-8165-68863BCCD9DD} set XML_EDITOR_GUID_2005={FA3CD31E-987B-443A-9B81-186104E8DAC1} :: Toools declarations :: set VOTIVE_PREPROCESSOR=%~dp0..\..\..\Release\debug\VotivePP.exe set VOTIVE_PREPROCESSOR=%WIX_ROOT%\build\debug\x86\VotivePP.exe :: Directories :: set SCONCE_TARGETDIR=%TARGETROOT%\wix\x86\debug\lang-neutral\ set SCONCE_TARGETDIR=%WIX_ROOT%\build\debug\x86\ set SCONCE_TARGETPATH=%SCONCE_TARGETDIR%sconce2005.dll :: set VOTIVE_TARGETDIR=%TARGETROOT%\wix\x86\debug\lang-neutral\ set VOTIVE_TARGETDIR=%WIX_ROOT%\build\debug\x86\ set VOTIVE_TARGETPATH=%VOTIVE_TARGETDIR%votive2005.dll :: set WIXTOOLSDIR=%TARGETROOT%\wix\x86\debug\lang-neutral\ set WIXTOOLSDIR=%WIX_ROOT%\build\debug\x86\ set ITEMTEMPLATESDIR=%DEVENVDIR_2005%ItemTemplatesExp\WiX\ set PROJECTTEMPLATESDIR=%DEVENVDIR_2005%ProjectTemplatesExp\WiX\ :: Write the .reg files and use reg.exe to import the files set REG_FILE=%~dp0Register.reg echo Writing package registry settings for Visual Studio 2005... "%VOTIVE_PREPROCESSOR%" -bs "%~dp0Register.reg.pp" "%REG_FILE%" VS_REGKEYROOT="%VS_REGKEYROOT%" DLLPATH="%VOTIVE_TARGETPATH%" DLLDIR="%VOTIVE_TARGETDIR%\" SCONCEPATH="%SCONCE_TARGETPATH%" ITEMTEMPLATESDIR="%ITEMTEMPLATESDIR%\" PROJECTTEMPLATESDIR="%PROJECTTEMPLATESDIR%\" WIXTOOLSDIR="%WIXTOOLSDIR%\" DEVENVPATH="%DEVENVPATH_2005%" PACKAGE_GUID=%PACKAGE_GUID% PROJECT_GUID=%PROJECT_GUID% XML_EDITOR_GUID=%XML_EDITOR_GUID_2005% VS_VERSION=8.0 VS_VERSION_YEAR=2005 reg import "%REG_FILE%" if exist "%REG_FILE%" del /q /f "%REG_FILE%" echo Registering Votive with Visual Studio 2005 Exp... echo "%DEVENVPATH_2005%" /setup /rootsuffix Exp "%DEVENVPATH_2005%" /setup /rootsuffix Exp echo. :End endlocal exit /b 0 ------- SNIP ------- I am starting up Visual Studio 2005 with the "/rootsuffix Exp" flag. Do I need to also copy the zip files to the ITEMTEMPLATESDIR / PROJECTTEMPLATESDIR as well? If that is the case, then I think I will modify things further to have the zip targets copied to sub-folders below %WIX_ROOT%\build\debug\x86\ and set the template directories accordingly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -- Thomas S. Trias Senior Developer Artizan Internet Services http://www.artizan.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users