I think I just learned something about <DirectorySearch>. The Depth attribute means something different when there is a child <FileSearch> element.
If there is no child <FileSearch> element, the Depth attribute means "the number of levels below the parent <DirectorySearch> to look for @Path." If there is a child <FileSearch> element, the Depth attribute means "the number of levels below @Path to look for the file." In the latter case, the <DirectorySearch> element itself is assumed to be have a depth of 0, which is why something like this doesn't work: <!-- Assume C:\Temp\a\b\c\d\e\f\foo.txt exists --> <!-- This does not work :) --> <Property Id="FOO_DOT_TEXT_1"> <DirectorySearch Depth='0' Id="dir_search_1" Path="C:\Temp" > <DirectorySearch Depth='8' Id="dir_search_2" Path="f" > <FileSearch Id="file_search_1" Name="foo.txt" /> </DirectorySearch> </DirectorySearch> </Property> The Depth='8' isn't specifying the depth between dir_search_1 and dir_search_2, it's specifying the depth between dir_search 2 and file_search_1. The depth between dir_search_1 and dir_search_2 defaults to 0, which is why it fails. So it seems that, from a WiX user's perspective anyway, the <DirectorySearch> Depth attribute applies to the number of levels *above* @Path, unless a child FileSearch is used, at which point it applies to the number of levels *below* @Path. Is this correct? - Lorne Laliberte ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
