Hi Dave, you are right, my source setting was pointing at the dll. Changed it and everything works as expected, thanks for the help.
B David Watson-3 wrote: > > Hi, > The config file you mentioned is actually the executable, and if > you say one of the dlls is actually the config file then you have either > found a really odd wix bug or you have some filename / source mixups in > your wix. IE the f...@name says it's the config file and the f...@source > is pointing to the executable, effectively renaming the files as you > build the installer. > > What is your $(var.PeritoCase.Client.Shell.TargetPath) vairable pointing > to? > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: brendan_rice [mailto:brendan_r...@hotmail.com] > Sent: 14 August 2009 10:19 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Confile File Garbled Format > > > When the config file is originally built out it looks fine, all the xml > is in tact. After Wix packages it and I run the setup. You can download > the exact file that is output from the setup from: > > www.hughgrice.com/my.config.txt > > When I open a DLL in word it looks the same as the config file which I > don't really understand. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks again for the help. > > > David Watson-3 wrote: >> >> What exactly is happening to your exe.config file, maybe the >> dependency information is being damaged? >> >> Dave >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: brendan_rice [mailto:brendan_r...@hotmail.com] >> Sent: 13 August 2009 17:21 >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Confile File Garbled Format >> >> >> Thanks for the reply. It is a C# application I am building so I do >> not understand why this is happening. >> >> I am using the latest Wix installer and have added a Wix project to my > >> solution. Any help is really appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> B >> >> >> David Watson-3 wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> To my knowledge Wix will not modify an xml file unless you >>> specifically author it to do so (see xmlconfig or xmlfile). >>> >>> Your error message looks like a SxS dependency issue, is your app a >>> visual C++ application and you have not installed the runtimes? >>> >>> Try (dave) dependency walker on your app on the test machine to see >>> if >> >>> there is anything missing. >>> http://www.dependencywalker.com/ >>> >>> >>> Dave W. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: brendan_rice [mailto:brendan_r...@hotmail.com] >>> Sent: 13 August 2009 16:37 >>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix Confile File Garbled Format >>> >>> >>> Here is the error message I get >>> >>> --------------------------- >>> C:\Program Files\Myfolder\My.exe >>> --------------------------- >>> C:\Program Files\Myfolder\My.exe >>> >>> >>> This application has failed to start because the application >>> configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this > >>> problem. >>> >>> >>> --------------------------- >>> OK >>> --------------------------- >>> >>> >>> brendan_rice wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am trying to include config files in my Wix setup project. The >>>> files get deployed to the correct folder once the installer is build > >>>> but the XML gets garbled. I am assuming this is a formatting issue >>>> and >>> >>>> have had no luck from Google with it. >>>> >>>> Has anyone experienced this before or know how to get around this? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Brendan >>>> >>>> >>>> ... >>>> <Component Id="ConfigFiles" >>>> Guid="9B8ACAA0-5181-425f-84A8-6ED91720D94A"> >>>> >>>> <File Id="ShellConfig" DiskId="1" Vital="yes" >>> KeyPath="yes" >>>> Compressed="no" >>>> Name="PeritoCase.Client.Shell.exe.config" >>>> >> Source="$(var.PeritoCase.Client.Shell.TargetPath)" >>> >>>> /> ... >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://n2.nabble.com/Wix-Confile-File-Garbled-Format-tp3438511p343863 >>> 2 >>> .h >>> tml >>> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> -- >>> ------ >>> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >>> 30-Day trial. 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