Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2011-07-04 Thread Christopher Painter
Monday, July 4, 2011 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module PS: MergeRedirectFolder isn't a special name or anything. It's just what the template calls the Directory that is parented to TARGETDIR and thus can be retargeted by the merge process.  The gory details are sp

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2011-07-04 Thread Rob Mensching
PS: MergeRedirectFolder isn't a special name or anything. It's just what the template calls the Directory that is parented to TARGETDIR and thus can be retargeted by the merge process. The gory details are spelled out in the MSI SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367787(v=VS.85).aspx

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2011-07-02 Thread Christopher Painter
--- Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me From: Jaxon To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module Yes,

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2011-07-02 Thread Jaxon
ail] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=6541400&i=1> > Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 10:49 AM > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module > > Hi, > > I hate to dig up an old thread, but I'm having the same problem as the OP, > but I'm using

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2011-07-02 Thread Christopher Painter
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module Hi, I hate to dig up an old thread, but I'm having the same problem as the OP, but I'm using InstallShield 11 Pro (InstallScript MSI Project). My Wix 3.5 merge module is already installed to C:\ and for t

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2011-07-02 Thread Jaxon
Hi, I hate to dig up an old thread, but I'm having the same problem as the OP, but I'm using InstallShield 11 Pro (InstallScript MSI Project). My Wix 3.5 merge module is already installed to C:\ and for the life of me I can't figure out why. Any hints, suggestions, etc. would be greatly apprecia

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2010-06-07 Thread Tzvi Tafet
Hi Rob, I looked at the Directory table of the resulting MSI with SuperOrca and MergeRedirectFolder's Directory_Parent = "myProd". The problem was the sample I sent you did not replicate a bug that I had in the real merge module. I prematurely closed a directory. But now that we are on the topic

Re: [WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2010-06-06 Thread Rob Mensching
It should work. Did you look at the Directory table in the resulting MSI in Orca and see that the MergeRedirectFolder did not have "myProd" as it's parent? On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Tzvi Tafet wrote: > I am trying to write a Wix 3.0 merge module that an .msi can put > wherever it wants. I

[WiX-users] Wix 3.0 Merge Module

2010-06-06 Thread Tzvi Tafet
I am trying to write a Wix 3.0 merge module that an .msi can put wherever it wants. I would like a directory structure like this: c:\Program Files\myCompany\myProd What is happening is that all of the files in the merge module are written to c:\. Here is the merge module:

[WiX-users] WiX 3.0 merge module(s) for Win32 Shared SxS Assembly and Policy

2010-06-04 Thread Stephen Paterson
Hello all, I am trying to author a WiX 3.0 merge module (or two if necessary) that will allow multiple app MSIs to install a Win32 shared SxS assembly and associated policy (i.e the same deployment strategy that VC++ uses.) After many attempts I continue to hit two roadblocks: 1) The first app M