med...@layout attribute is used during the build to facilitate placement of the files into your media layout (the way you transfer your build output onto your multiple CDs or whatever). The data in that attribute is not preserved in the MSI and is not available/doesn't alter the way that Windows Installer searches for the files it installs.
You would need to change the source information in the Directory tree for what you are trying to do, and the location of the files must be relative to the location of the MSI file (it can't be absolute). -----Original Message----- From: Leif Ringstad [mailto:lei...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 1:02 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Change media source/layout through property Hi I'm trying to change the media layout through the command line when running msiexec. I thought it should be enough to have a <property> and set that to the Layout of the Media, but I cannot get it to work properly. I'm wondering if this is possible, as I've tried this, and it doesn't seem to work. It only looks for it at the location where the msi is located. When logging I can see the property beeing set, but it doesn't seem to affect the media layout. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Product Id="PUT-GUID-HERE" Name="Test media source" Language="1044" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="test" UpgradeCode="PUT-GUID-HERE"> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="no" Description="abc" /> <Property id="PATH_TO_SOURCE" secure="yes> <Media id="1" Layout=[PATH_TO_SOURCE]> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Component Id="readme_comp" Guid="PUT-GUID-HERE" DiskId="1"> <File Id="readme_file" Source="readme.txt" /> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id="test_feature" Title="test"> <ComponentRef="readme_comp" /> </Feature> </Product> </Wix> Command line: msiexec /i test.msi PATH_TO_SOURCE="c:\somepath\" thanks, Leif ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
