This process will not generate the same GUIDs and other identifiers you need for patching. It will only generate a unique usable WIX fragment you can include.
You can use this for upgrades as you do not use component GUIDs as much in the upgrade process, but if you want to support patches you will need to keep the fragment around to preserve the needed identifiers. -----Original Message----- From: Gareth Williams [mailto:gar...@trinitydigital.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:26 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wildcards Is it smart enough to always generate the same guid in the face of the same file for 'upgrades' etc.? Seems I have a lot more learning to do. Thanks Best regards Mr. Gareth Williams Trinity Digital -----Original Message----- From: ptr [mailto:ptrajku...@gmail.com] Sent: 10 April 2013 13:09 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wildcards You can easily use a HeatDirectory task to achieve what you want. Basically it will walk the directory tree and create a wix file that you can use in your project. On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:44 AM, Gareth Williams < gar...@trinitydigital.co.uk> wrote: > Hello All. > > Considering using WiX to build an installation system for a clients > product. > However their file set can change quite dramatically depending on the > customer for whom the installation is meant for - installs are > specific to a customer. > They propose to manage this by simply copying only the customer > specific folder data to the 'installation file set' and then building > the install image. > There can be hundreds of files per customer and many customers world > wide > - so an "installation system" per customer is not practical either. > Okay so every file for every customer could be included but there is a > risk that it exposes the customer base - one customer could install > files specific to another customer. > > Can WiX support wildcards to allow 'inclusion of a folder / its > subfolders'? My guess is not from reading the tutorials - every file > has to be given a unique xml entry and guid? > > Best regards > > Mr. Gareth Williams > Trinity Digital > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of > advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs > for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. > Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. > Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
