Unfortunately, the web is *very* on this documentation, however I've blogged
about the subject
http://mostlytech.blogspot.com/2007/11/integrating-help2-files-into-vs-2005.html
http://mostlytech.blogspot.com/2007/11/integrating-help2-files-into-vs-2005_04.html
this might get you off the ground.. (oh and if they fixed the bug this would
be much easier..)
regards,
Simon
2008/1/7, John Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi:
>
>
>
> I am trying to add some Visual Studio Help files to my installer
> package. I have not been able to find any complete documentation or
> samples that show how to do this.
>
> Anybody have a couple minutes to help me with this or refer me to where I
> can get some assistance? What would be really nice to see is a complete
> working sample, (not just some snip-its).
>
>
>
>
>
> Using a "Visual Studio Setup Project", I was able to generate a MSI file,
> (but I don't really want to build my MSI that way – I want to use WIX).
> Looking at the help tables/columns in the merge module VS created and
> comparing that to the WIX documentation at
> http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/vs_xsd_index.htm, I was able to
> determine which WIX Help* elements I needed to code. But when I compiled my
> WXS file, I got errors which appear to indicate it does not recognize the
> elements.
>
>
>
>
>
> *The errors*
>
> The errors I am getting look like this:
>
>
>
> error CNDL0200 : The File element contains an unhandled extension element
> *'HelpCollection'*. Please ensure that the extension for elements in the
> 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension' namespace has been provided
> .
>
> error CNDL0200 : The Product element contains an unhandled extension
> element *'VSExtension:HelpFilter'*. Please ensure that the extension for
> elements in the 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension' namespace
> has been provided.
>
> error CNDL0200 : The Product element contains an unhandled extension
> element *'HelpFilter'*. Please ensure that the extension for elements in
> the 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension' namespace has been
> provided.
>
>
>
>
>
> I have been experimenting around with different <Help*> elements and can't
> get any to work. I played around with different xml namespace notation and
> that did not work either.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *The WXS file*
>
> Below is the text of my sample WXS file:
>
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; xmlns:VSExtension="
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension";>
>
> <Product Name="Hello World" Id="80A393AB-D783-4209-B664-158BCD34C88E"
> Language="1033" Manufacturer="Microsoft" Version="1.0.0.0"
> UpgradeCode="531D01AF-ECB1-43CE-9B86-F0DB08236CB6" >
>
> <Package Description="Test" InstallerVersion="200"
> Keywords="Installer,MSI,Database" Languages="1033" Manufacturer="Microsoft"
> />
>
> <Media Id="1" />
>
> <Property Id="InstallMode" Value="Complete" />
>
> <Property Id="INSTALLLEVEL" Value="3" />
>
> <Property Id="ALLUSERS" Value="1" />
>
> <UIRef Id="WixUI_Minimal" />
>
> <?include $(env.INETROOT)\public\ext\wix\wixv3\ui\errors.wxi ?>
>
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
>
> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="xlqr-nev">
>
> <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="HelloWorld">
>
> </Directory>
>
> </Directory>
>
> <Component Id="CompTest"
> Guid="{5F039555-17AF-C506-B05A-011D32179B24}">
>
> <File Id="FileTest" Name="asdf.HxC" KeyPath="yes" Source="asdf.HxC
> ">
>
>
>
> <HelpCollection Id="asdf" Description="asdf Documentation"
> Name="asdf.en" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension"/>
>
>
>
> </File>
>
> </Component>
>
> </Directory>
>
>
>
> <VSExtension:HelpFilter Id="HIW_Filter_0"
> FilterDefinition='"DocSet"="Microsoft"' Name="Dynamics" xmlns:VSExtension="
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension"; />
>
>
>
> <HelpFilter Id="HIW_Filter_1" FilterDefinition='"DocSet"="Microsoft"'
> Name="Dynamics" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/VSExtension"; />
>
>
>
> <Feature Id="Complete" ConfigurableDirectory="INSTALLDIR"
> Display="expand" Level="3" Title="Complete">
>
> </Feature>
>
> </Product>
>
> </Wix>
>
>
>
>
>
> *The sources file*
>
> Here is the text of my CoreXT sources file in case there is a clue in it.
>
>
>
> !INCLUDE $(INETROOT)\build\paths.all
>
> !INCLUDE $(INETROOT)\build\sources.all
>
> MAJORCOMP = HelloWorld
>
> MINORCOMP = HelloWorld
>
> TARGETNAME = HelloWorld
>
> TARGETTYPE = NOTARGET
>
>
>
> SOURCES =
>
>
>
> !IF "$(BUILD_PASS)"=="PASS2"
>
> MISCFILES = $(MISCFILES) \
>
> $(_OBJ_DIR)\$(BUILDTARGET)\$(TARGETNAME).msi \
>
> $(TARGETNAME).wxs
>
> !ENDIF
>
>
>
> NTTARGETFILES = $(TARGETNAME).wixobj $(TARGETNAME).msi
> BinplaceMSI
>
> USE_WIXV3 = 2420
>
> USE_WIXNETFX = 1
>
>
>
> BINPLACETARGET = $(INETROOT)\drop\$(BUILDTYPE)\CD\Msi\$(TARGETNAME)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help you can pass on.
>
>
>
> :-) John Gilbert
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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