Thanks for the reply Rob. Yeah, I realized that when WiX through an error which was great. I'm just not sure how to handle this scenario then. How is one to deal with a component with all non-versioned files? Maybe one should never get into this scenario, but if you have any advice as to what alterations I should make, please let me know.
Thanks -Jonathan Rob Mensching-2 wrote: > > WiX doesn't support making a companion file the KeyPath because the MSI > SDK says not to. From the Companion Files topic: "Note that a file that > is the key path for its component must not be a companion file." > > -----Original Message----- > From: jnewton [mailto:jonathan.new...@ni.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 06:15 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Dealing with Components with Only Non-Versioned > Files > > > For those few components that have these non-versioned files, I just > choose > one of the fonts or message files. I'm really not sure what the behavior > will be when using companion files and setting a keypath in that component > (i.e. which WiX doesn't let you which is why I have to do a post-build > step.). Maybe I don't really need to do this, but this code has just been > this way for years (i.e. in Wise). As I was converting over, I noticed > this > but wasn't sure how to handle it. > > -Jonathan > > > Bob Arnson-6 wrote: >> >> jnewton wrote: >>> I have a few components that only contain non-versioned files (i.e. >>> message >>> files, fonts). Currently I am using a core DLL that I install as the >>> companion file for the files in those components. However, this means >>> that I >>> don't have a keypath for these components. I'm not sure if this is a >>> problem >>> or not, and if so, any suggestions? Currently I am just doing a >>> post-build >>> step to insert a keypath back into this component. >>> >> >> What keypath are you putting in? >> >> -- >> sig://boB >> http://joyofsetup.com/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: >> SourcForge Community >> SourceForge wants to tell your story. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Dealing-with-Components-with-Only-Non-Versioned-Files-tp2218510p2225933.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Dealing-with-Components-with-Only-Non-Versioned-Files-tp2218510p2226478.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
