Thanks, but I did managed to add the files by having them in another cabinet file, so that they are installed as files within Installer Components.
It works, but the cab files must not be inside the original package. These files are added to a new Feature, Components, And Files within the MST file. As I understand, _Streams can not be modified. Having the CAB in the same folder as the MSI and MST is acceptable. Regards, Aris J. Green ---- Stefan Pavlik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I need to add a couple files using a transform to an already existing MSI > > that contains all of its files in an embedded cabinet. I understand that > > I'll need to add the files to a new Feature that will contain new > > Component(s) for the files. > > > > I would like to keep the new files in a new embedded cabinet, but I > > understand it might not be possible to add the new cabinet in the transform > > to the _Streams table. Must the cabinet file be external, or is their a > > way to use the Binary table to embedd the files? > > > > TIA > > greenaj > > The transformation file (MST) can change only the logic of the MSI > package. It is not possible to change the cabinet file using the > transform. > > Of course you can add some files to Binary table (using transform) > but you need to have separate custom action to extract the file from > Binary table and copy it to desired place. > BIG disadvantage of such approach is that you need to create > separate custom actions for installing, uninstalling, rollbacking > the files 'installed' from Binary table. > > Simple answer to your question is that it is not possible. > > regards > > Stefan > > -- > Stefan Pavlik | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Whitestein Technologies s.r.o. | www.whitestein.com > Panenska 28 | 811 03 Bratislava | Slovak Republic > Main +421 2 5443-5502 | Direct +421 2 5930-0735 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
