Does this help: http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2008/04/04/from-msi-to-wix-part- 16-installable-items-handling-installation-media.aspx
-----Original Message----- From: Philip Garofalo [mailto:ph...@vavatini.com] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 6:55 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Best way to copy (or reference) install files stored outside of MSI file. Hello, this is my first post so apologies if this question has been answered before. (If so, please point me to the answer.) What's the best way to copy files on the distribution media (install CD) that are stored separately from the MSI file? That is, they're not embedded within the MSI payload but stored separately in another folder on the install disc. It seems like the MoveFiles element should do the trick but from the WiX documentation I don't see how to specify files on the source media. (Or even how to use the element at all.) If MoveFiles isn't the answer, then my next supposition would be to use a custom action that calls the Win32 CopyFile function within a DLL. I could resort to a program or a batch file called from the ShellExecute action or even have a batch file that installs the MSI and then copies the files, but I'd definitely like to avoid batch files. Perhaps there's yet another, better way. An example would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Phil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
