Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

Blair & Rob, I appreciate you both taking the time to explain how MSI (and subsequently WiX) interact with this problem space. That type of foundational knowledge isn't found in manuals. I'll be able to rethink a couple parts of my installer now. ---

Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

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Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

olset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory > Bear in mind that heat.exe isn't a substitute for actual setup > development. It's a tool to make doing things (initially) easier > especially for people migrating from things like InstallShield where > th

Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

> Bear in mind that heat.exe isn't a substitute for actual setup > development. It's a tool to make doing things (initially) easier > especially for people migrating from things like InstallShield where > there's a lot of stuff hidden from/done for you in the background. I'm not trying to be cri

Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

Look at the heat tool. -Original Message- From: CPAJChambers [mailto:cchamb...@cryptontechnology.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:37 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory Hi there, Thanks for reading! Just a quick

Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

July 2010 16:19 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory > Is there a WIX element that I can use within a WIX script that will > pick up all of the files within a location, As has been mentioned, use heat

Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

> Is there a WIX element that I can use within > a WIX script that will pick up all of the files within a location, As has been mentioned, use heat.exe. In Visual Studio, I have small C# app that generates WiX source by taking the output from heat and slightly tweaking the XML with LINQ. This

Re: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

2010 09:37 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory Hi there, Thanks for reading! Just a quick question really. Is there a WIX element that I can use within a WIX script that will pick up all of the files within a location, instead o

[WiX-users] Element to harvest all files in a directory

Hi there, Thanks for reading! Just a quick question really. Is there a WIX element that I can use within a WIX script that will pick up all of the files within a location, instead of me having to specify each individual file? Something like a FileGroup element, where I just specify a SourceDir