Title: Embedding the binaries in MSI

Ok, thanks. Nice to know I have not missed something. The why is because I have written some installers for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) components, and by (MS) design components need to be in the GAC, so that they can be load and used, albeit during SSIS runtime, but they also need to be in another defined folder so that the VS toolbox, right-click Choose Items stuff, can find them. So I need both. A component that you can run, but not add from the toolbox has limited appeal J. It is rather like the VSA limitation of only allowing you to add references to stuff in the Window\Framework\Version folder, but then you need the assembly in the GAC for anything to be found at run-time.

 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching
Sent: 02 June 2006 17:10
To: 'Darren Green'; 'Bob Arnson'; Mohan Babu D
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Embedding the binaries in MSI

 

It is a waste and no one seems to have an answer that works well.  One question, why do you need to put the file in two places?  If it’s in the GAC everyone can get to it, right?  Why double place it?

 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darren Green
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 9:07 AM
To: 'Bob Arnson'; Mohan Babu D
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Embedding the binaries in MSI

 

On this theme, is there a way to get a file to be placed both in the GAC and in another defined file system folder? I need some files to be placed in both locations. Currently I achieve this by including the file twice, which seems a waste.

 

Thanks

 

Darren

 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson
Sent: 01 June 2006 03:42
To: Mohan Babu D
Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Embedding the binaries in MSI

 

Mohan Babu D wrote:

I am currently using the WIX version 2.0. 3902. I have some ..NET 2.0 assemblies placed under some folder. My MSI refers to that folder while installing. I just wanted to embed assemblies into the MSI instead of having then in a separate folder. And how can I GAC 2.0 assemblies?

To install an assembly to the GAC, specify Assembly=".net" as an attribute in the File element. MSI still requires you to specify a directory, though the actual file will go into the GAC.

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