You can use an XSLT to transform the output from heat.exe by supplying it with the -t parameter without any need for a custom application if you need that functionality.
Bear in mind that heat.exe isn't a substitute for actual setup development. It's a tool to make doing things (initially) easier especially for people migrating from things like InstallShield where there's a lot of stuff hidden from/done for you in the background. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: IFM Lists [mailto:jkli...@ifm-services.com] Sent: 28 July 2010 16:19 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory > Is there a WIX element that I can use within a WIX script that will > pick up all of the files within a location, As has been mentioned, use heat.exe. In Visual Studio, I have small C# app that generates WiX source by taking the output from heat and slightly tweaking the XML with LINQ. This app is a dependency for the WiX project. Others have better ideas I'm sure (i.e. see archives) but this works like a charm for us. The source application is a very large .NET project, and using heat+tweaker allows the developers to add/change/remove assemblies without worrying about the installer barfing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
