Windows Installer only permits a component to install to a single directory. If you have many directories you will have to author at least one component per directory.
As Cullen says, it may be better in the long run to create one component per file. As I recall, you cannot add or remove a file from a component without changing the component code. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/set up/changing_the_component_code.asp says: "When introducing a new component, authors need to do one of the following to ensure that the component does not conflict with any existing components: - Change the name or target location of any resource that may be installed under the same name and target location by another component. - Otherwise guarantee that the new component is never installed into the same folder as another component which has a resource under a common name and location. This includes localized versions of files with the same file name. For more information, see What happens if the component rules are broken?. - When changing the component code of an existing component, also change the name or target location of every file, registry key, shortcut, and other resource in the component." Tallow.exe or heat.exe (v3) should be able to help you author the XML if you're starting from a source tree. -- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reggie Burnett Sent: 15 September 2006 21:27 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Component spanning directories We've been using Wix for some time now and recently got around to cleaning up our wix files. As we are adding samples and source code to the installer, I find it hard to believe that I can't make a single component include all my source files. As I understand it, a component should be anything that you want installed or removed as a unit. Well, if I want all my sources treated as a single unit, then a single component should do it. However, light complains about duplicate symbols. Can this be done? If not, why on earth not? It would seem ridiculous to create a thousand components to install a source tree of a thousand directories when it should be installed or removed as a unit. Thanks Reggie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
