Re: [WiX-users] Copy files from same location as .msi is run to installtion dir

2010-12-10 Thread kate_102
I figured it out. Following is the code if it could help some newbie like me :-) -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Copy-files-from-same-location-as-msi-is-ru

Re: [WiX-users] Copy files from same location as .msi is run to installtion dir

2010-12-10 Thread kate_102
Thanks for your repply Blair. I understood how to make this work: 1. Use FileSearch to locate the file. 2. If found use CopyFile to copy this file to install dir. If not found then use Browse file dialog to locate the file. However I am having difficulty in refering to this file which will be a

Re: [WiX-users] Copy files from same location as .msi is run to installtion dir

2010-12-10 Thread Blair
For #1: You could use the element where your source directory is as described here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371857.aspx. However, to combine this with #2, instead use this in creating your path to the file you will copy directly. For #2: you could try a (see the link above to locate