Bryan, I achieve this by using a separate fragment for each of my features, and use the DirectoryRef element to reference the main installation directory, which in this case I believe would be the "RenditionServerQ" directory.
Kind regards, Hans >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:39:12 +0200 >> From: "bryan rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [WiX-users] misunderstanding of the CreateFolder directory >> attribute? >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Message-ID: >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> Hi, >> >>> I seem to have misunderstood the CreateFolder Directory attribute, >>> when I do something like the following: >>> >>> <CreateFolder >>> Directory="[INSTALLDIR]\RenditionServerQ\InjectorQ\OnDemandQ"/> >>> >>> Does anyone have an example that would create that Path inside of a >>> component? >> > > >> This is how I use it... >> >> <Directory ID="RenditionServerQ" Name="RenditionServerQ"> >> <Directory ID="OnDemandQ" Name="OnDemandQ"> >> .... >> <Component ...> >> <CreateFolder /> >> .... >> >> > Ok, but that is problematic for me. I have three features that need to > be installed. > All of them under the different folders under the same install > directory, one of these features includes a component that needs to > create an extensive system of folders. The features should be > selectable so I am using Mondo UI. Of the three features each one > requires the creation of a new directory under the main install > directory. > > So if you choose to install > feature 2 and feature 3 there should be a directory feature2 and > directory feature3 under the InstallDir, but if you install feature 1 > there should be a directory feature1 under the Installdir as well as > the following directory structure created under the InstallDir > > Directories to be created: > RenditionServerQ/InjectorQ/OnDemandQ > RenditionServerQ/InjectorQ/FileQ > RenditionServerQ/InjectorQ/BatchQ > RenditionServerQ/QueueManagerQ/OnDemandQ > RenditionServerQ/QueueManagerQ/FileQ > RenditionServerQ/QueueManagerQ/BatchQ > RenditionServerQ/TemporaryQ/OnDemandQ > RenditionServerQ/TemporaryQ/FileQ > RenditionServerQ/TemporaryQ/BatchQ > RenditionServerQ/ErrorQ > > So I suppose with the way of nesting Directory elements inside > Directory elements above I get something like this: > > <Directory Id="RQ" Name="RQ" LongName="RenditionServerQ"> > <Directory Id="IQ" Name="IQ" LongName="InjectorQ"> > <Directory Id="IQOQ" Name="IQOQ" LongName="OnDemandQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="IQFQ" Name="IQFQ" LongName="FileQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="IQBQ" Name="IQBQ" LongName="BatchQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="QMQ" Name="QMQ" LongName="QueueManagerQ"> > <Directory Id="QMQOQ" Name="QMQOQ" LongName="OnDemandQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="QMQFQ" Name="QMQFQ" LongName="FileQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="QMQBQ" Name="QMQBQ" LongName="BatchQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="TQ" Name="TQ" LongName="TemporaryQ"> > <Directory Id="TQOQ" Name="TQOQ" LongName="OnDemandQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="TQFQ" Name="TQFQ" LongName="FileQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="TQBQ" Name="TQBQ" LongName="BatchQ"> > <CreateFolder/> > </Directory> > </Directory> > <Directory Id="EQ" Name="EQ" LongName="ErrorQ"> > > <CreateFolder/> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > The problem is that I can't have that inside of a Component. So how do > I make sure that this list of Directories is installed only if a > particular feature is chosen from my list of features, using Mondo UI. > > Best Regards, > Bryan Rasmussen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > 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 Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
