Alex, on closer inspection your article post doesn't address exactly what I would like to do. What I would like to do, specifically, is as follows:
Create an MSI file, e.g., setup.msi, that contains the compressed .exe application and .dll files. This is the "static" portion of the product and it is common to all customers. The MSI file will go in the root directory of the distribution medium (CD for instance). Then there will be a highly customized portion that will vary from customer to customer. This portion will consist of a configuration file (theapp.ini) and various text and graphics files added to the CD by support staff just prior to shipping. The INI file will go on the root of the distribution CD, and the other files will be copied to a specific directory/folder named, for example, "foo". These other files may or may not reside in subfolders of foo. The names of the subfolders and files will not be known to the installer. The only thing the installer knows are the filename extensions. So, when invoked setup.msi will 1) install the EXE and DLLs to a folder in the root of the target drive, then 2) copy the INI file to that same folder as the EXE, and then 3) it will recusively search folder foo and its subfolders on the installation media for files with the specified extensions and copy them to a folder on the install drive. I know how to do step 1. Step 2 seems to be described on your web page in the section "Mix of uncompressed and compressed files". Step 3 is the big unknown. Is this possible to do within WiX? The MoveFiles documentation states that it can "locate files on the system". Well, how extensively can it locate files? Will it accept file specs with wildcards? Can it recursively search an uncompressed folder hierarchy on the distribution disk? If it can do any of these things, how do you code it? Phil On 8/14/2010 11:50 PM, Philip Garofalo wrote: > Alex, thank you. The examples on your page seem like what I'm looking for. > > Regards, > > Phil Garofalo > > > > On 8/14/2010 8:34 AM, wix-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: >> Send WiX-users mailing list submissions to >> wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> wix-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wix-users-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of WiX-users digest..." >> >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. creating a 64b CustomAction (Andrew Hammond) >> 2. Re: creating a 64b CustomAction (Andrew Hammond) >> 3. setting INSTALLDIR using a CustomAction (Andrew Hammond) >> 4. Best way to copy (or reference) install files stored outside >> of MSI file. (Philip Garofalo) >> 5. Re: Best way to copy (or reference) install files stored >> outside of MSI file. (Alex Shevchuk) >> 6. Re: setting INSTALLDIR using a CustomAction (Andrew Hammond) >> 7. Re: setting INSTALLDIR using a CustomAction (Andrew Hammond) >> 8. RE : Disallowing uninstallation of component since another >> client exists (PLEYBER Thomas) >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> 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
