Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-14 Thread Dave Combs
ministrator. > > > > My confusion is because a) I have administrator privileges on the > system, > > and b) the installer has already copied several files into the conf > > directory--all I'm doing is adding another one. Any idea why I would > get > > this error

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-14 Thread Pally Sandher
sure the >> destination directory is created. For example: >> >> >> >> Dan >> >> -----Original Message- >> From: Dave Combs [mailto:dave.co...@kaazing.com] >> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 1:10 PM >> To: General discussion for

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-13 Thread Dave Combs
eed to add a CreateFolder element to ensure the >> destination directory is created. For example: >> >> >> >> Dan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Combs [mailto:dave.co...@kaazing.com] >> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 1:10 P

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-13 Thread Dave Combs
com] > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 1:10 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task > during install > > Actually, I did run into an issue with trying your solution, and was > curious >

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-13 Thread Daniel Madill
toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install Actually, I did run into an issue with trying your solution, and was curious if you or anybody else had an idea: In the that contains the 'base-config.xml' and 'extras-config.xml'

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-13 Thread Dave Combs
Actually, I did run into an issue with trying your solution, and was curious if you or anybody else had an idea: In the that contains the 'base-config.xml' and 'extras-config.xml' Components I put the following: NOT &ExtrasFeature=3

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-13 Thread Dave Combs
Thanks (both Pally and Rob.) I actually do need the originals to continue to exist as well, so will go with your solution, Pally. (What gets even weirder is that I also need to do something when somebody does an update to include the 'extras' bundle after initially installing the 'base' bundle. In

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-13 Thread Pally Sandher
Ah I missed Rob's reply before I posted my own. I agree with Rob if you don't need the original config.xml file(s) to exist for the user simply skip the copy & use mutually exclusive Component Conditions to install either file to the desired location. If you do need the base-config.xml & extras-con

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-13 Thread Pally Sandher
Easy solution would be to have base-config.xml & extras-config.xml installed by their features using those filenames. In your base Feature add a Component with only a CopyFile element which copies base-config.xml to config.xml & Condition the component so it is skipped if your extras Feature is sel

Re: [WiX-users] looking for some help on a file-copying task during install

2011-06-12 Thread Rob Mensching
I'd avoid CopyFile personally and just have a couple extra Components (conditioned correctly) to install the file. On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Dave Combs wrote: > I was hoping somebody could help with my confusion on a issue. > > I have a WiX configuration to install a product with 2 featu