No, it is not in the Directory table.
It is a full file path. ("C:\someDir\someFile.txt" )
I copy the file MY_SOURCE to the directory MY_DIR and rename it to MY_NAME.
> From: r...@firegiant.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:13:38 +0000
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] SourceProperty of CopyFile-element changed after
> execution
>
> MY_SOURCE in the Directory table?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ingo Fischer [mailto:ingoderfisc...@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 6:31 AM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] SourceProperty of CopyFile-element changed after
> execution
>
> Hello,
>
> I have following CopyFile element in my Product.wxs:
> <CopyFile Id="myId" DestinationDirectory="MY_DIR"
> DestinationName="MY_NAME.xml" SourceProperty="MY_SOURCE" />
>
> My bootstrapper application passes the MY_SOURCE property in to the msi-file.
> The value of MY_SOURCE is "C:\someDir\someFile.txt".
> It includes the filename and extension!
>
> Some CA that executes after CreateFiles uses the property:
>
>
> if (!File.Exists(session["MY_SOURCE"]))
>
> {
> session.log(string.format("File {0} does not exist", session["MY_SOURCE"])); }
>
> the log is:
> File C:\someDir\someFile.txt\ does not exist
>
> MY_SOURCE changed from "C:\someDir\someFile.txt" to "C:\someDir\someFile.txt\"
>
> Why?
>
> Btw, if I use a local property it works:
> <SetProperty Id="copyMy_Source" Value="[My_SOURCE]" Sequence="execute"
> After="CostFinalize" /> ...
> <CopyFile Id="myId" DestinationDirectory="MY_DIR"
> DestinationName="MY_NAME.xml" SourceProperty="copyMy_SOURCE" />
>
> log:
> MSI (s) (50:84) [15:12:15:224]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding copyMy_Source
> property. Its value is 'C:\someDir\someFile.txt'.
>
> and this is also my workaround for now.
>
>
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