Re: [WiX-users] How to get started with WiX in VS IDE?

2012-08-13 Thread Steve Huston
I can second the referral to the WiX book. You can find more info at http://www.amazon.com/WiX-Developers-Guide-Windows-Installer/dp/1849513724/ ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344872345&sr=1-1&keywords=wix -Steve On 8/13/12 10:39 AM, "John H Bergman (XPedient)" wrote: >Have you looked at the W

Re: [WiX-users] Adding multiple files to component

2010-03-16 Thread Steve Huston
ccomplish this. All the tutorials just use one file in > there examples. No one uses adding files from a source directory. I'm a relative newbie too, but the heat tool could be used to at least get you going here. -Steve -- Steve Huston, Riverace Corporation Total Lifecycle Support for

Re: [WiX-users] Generating sections of componentgroup using heat

2010-03-16 Thread Steve Huston
> On 3/15/2010 4:11 PM, Steve Huston wrote: > > Is there an easy way to do this? Can I somehow tell heat to process > > multiple files, or to filter out specific files? > > > > Yes: Use your build tool (e.g., MSBuild) to create a staging > directory. Ah, use

[WiX-users] Generating sections of componentgroup using heat

2010-03-15 Thread Steve Huston
ls. I specified the same -cg option for both, hoping that light would collect them later. Instead, I got a duplicate symbol error for the componentgroup name. Is there an easy way to do this? Can I somehow tell heat to process multiple files, or to filter out specific files? Thanks, -Steve

[WiX-users] Installing dll/lib/pdb - one component or three?

2009-03-26 Thread Steve Huston
d set, is it legit to use one component with three files, or should they still be three components? Why? Thanks, -Steve -- Steve Huston, Riverace Corporation Check out my networked programming blog at http://stevehuston.wordpres