I dont really care how its done - as long as the result is ok. I am still not sure though how the WixLib is supposed to solve my problem :(
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Eric St.John <eric.st.j...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > See http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/votive_project_templates.htm > A wixlib is a wix library. Consider it wix's form of a staticly linked > library. If you don't need to share your MSM externally you could just > compile a wixlib of fragments instead, add a reference to the wixlib in all > of your products that need the registry keys, then add a componentref to the > components in the wixlib that contain the keys you need to reuse. > FWIW I don't really understand why you wouldn't include the file in the > MSM. > -Eric > > > Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 11:06:22 -0400 > > From: sonukap...@gmail.com > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using INSTALLDIR in MSM That Eventually Reflects > the MSIs INSTALLDIR > > > > I dont know what WixLib is. I am googleing... > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Eric St.John <eric.st.j...@hotmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >> Have you considered using a WixLib to do this? > >> > >>> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 20:17:30 -0700 > >>> From: jonathan.new...@ni.com > >>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using INSTALLDIR in MSM That Eventually > Reflects > >> the MSIs INSTALLDIR > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi Bob, > >>> > >>> The problem is that the exe that I am referencing is actually in the > MSI > >>> that I am merging into. Basically the MSM just contains a bunch of > static > >>> registry entries (i.e. basically just adding the registry keys for the > >> exe's > >>> type library information). If I just [#blah.exe] in the MSM, it still > >>> appends the guid which doesn't map to [#blah.exe] in the MSI. > >>> > >>> The reason its an MSM is because these registry keys are merged into > all > >> the > >>> different products that contain the blah.exe file. > >>> > >>> Maybe the way things are setup now isn't the best way. I'd be happy to > >>> restructure if that was the better solution. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> -- > >>> View this message in context: > >> > http://n2.nabble.com/Using-INSTALLDIR-in-MSM-That-Eventually-Reflects-the-MSIs-INSTALLDIR-tp2935794p2943957.html > >>> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > >>> Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > >>> unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > >>> for externally facing server and web deployment. > >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> WiX-users mailing list > >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! 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