Don,
I had this problem with a 32 bit component in a 64 bit merge module.
The 32 bit component needed to go in
Program Files (x86)\MyCompany\MyProduct
I've never fully understood why I had this problem but the issue was
happening because I was using all uppercase Directory Id's. Once I
switched to a mixed case Directory Id's the files installed fine. I
stumbled upon the problem looking at a verbose log. I believe it has
something to do when properties are evaluated during the InstallUI and
InstallExecute sequences.
I'll be interested to hear other thoughts and explanations.
Tom
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don
Tasanasanta
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:48 PM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [WiX-users] Directory reassignment problem
My install has a very large directory structure in which the root folder
is defined by the user. If the user doesn't change the default root
directory then everything works fine but if the default is changed then
the install creates a root folder in the new location but only the files
directly under the root folder are installed there; all the folders
under the root end up installed in the default location.
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="WWWROOT" Name="wwwroot" >
<Directory Id="WEBSITE" Name="WEBSITE" >
</Directory>
</Directory> <!-- WWWROOT -->
</Directory> <!-- TARGETDIR -->
(in another wxs file)
<DirectoryRef Id="WEBSITE">
<Directory Id="DIR1" Name="Dir1">
</Direcotry>
(and series of other directory Id's)
</DirectoryRef>
In the UI the value of WEBSITE is changed to somewhere else but DIR1,
and all other folders declared under the WEBSITE DirectoryRef, still
reflect the default location.
Is this the expected behavior? And if so... how might I all the
subsequent directories to follow WEBSITE to what ever value it contains?
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Don Tasanasanta
VIACK Corporation
Redmond Washington
425-605-7423
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