You can actually put a <Condition> element inside your <Component Id="CopyFileComponent"> element, and set its condition that way. The condition will apply to the entire component, which in this case contains your <CopyFile> element.
>From the WiX docs: "Under a Component element, the condition becomes the condition of the component." What you want is something like this: <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="MyDir"> <Component Id="CopyFileComponent" ...> <CopyFile/> <!-- copy file elements here --> <Condition>MYOLDVER</Condition> </Component> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> Hope that helps. :) Lorne Laliberte Indigo Rose Software ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Wilson Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:50 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] <CopyFile/> vs. CA I forgot to mention that both versions can coexist on the machine. On 1/25/07, Levi Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: If I detect an older version of a product (via a <RegistrySearch/> and set into "MYOLDVER") I would like to take settings files installed for that version, and copy them into the newer version's settings folder. Would the best way be to do a CA to do this? I saw the <CopyFile/> element, but it doesn't appear that you can specify a condition on this. To use the copy file would I have to do this: <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="MyDir"> <Component Id="CopyFileComponent" ...> <CopyFile/> <!-- copy file elements here --> </Component> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> And then in my <Feature /> tree put the condition like this: <ComponentRef Id="CopyFileComponent">MYOLDVER</ComponentRef> Is that correct? Is there a better way to do this? Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users