One thing to note is that the File and MsiFileHash tables will be wrong for that file. That could affect your packages repair and patching behavior. Ideally, you'd update those tables to ensure they have the correct metadata about the files you updated out side of the MSI.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 6:10 AM, Friedrich Brunzema <brunz...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi > > I ran into a specific problem, and Chris Stefano found a solution to it. > This is to document the solution to the problem of installing files > directly > from a subfolder of the installation medium. > You would want to do this with items that have to be included on the CD > image, where people want to make last-minute changes and drop changed files > onto the CD image without recompiling the installer. > > > The trick to get the installer to pick install the file > MaintenanceGuide.doc > from [root of install media]\Folder2 boils down to a couple of things > listed > below and highlighted in yellow in the source below: > > > > 1. Use –b . as parameter in light.exe > > 2. Add another empty media tag > > 3. Use Compressed=”no” for the package attribute. Unfortunately, this > means that for each file you wish compressed, you need to set > Compressed=”yes” > > 4. On the component that you wish to have installed from the [root of > media]\Folder, set Compressed=”no” and Media=”2” > > 5. Set the direct...@sourcename attribute of the component’s grandparent > directory to “.” > > 6. Set the direct...@sourcename attribute of the component’s parent > directory to “<folderName>” > > > > Note that the installer is then no longer a self-contained msi file, but > must include the ‘Folder2’ with MaintenanceGuide.doc in it on the path > where > the .MSI file is located. The advantage for the development team is that > they can replace that file without rebuilding the installer – perfect for > last-minute release notes changes that do not involve a rebuild of the > installer. > > > > > > --- compile with -- > > candle.exe install.wxs > > light.exe -b . -out output\install.msi install.wixobj > > --- compile with -- > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > > > > <Product Id="E4E7FDF6-855C-4780-836D-B262959737AC" Name="TestProduct" > Language="1033" > > Version="0.0.0.1" Manufacturer="WixEdit" > UpgradeCode="25539EDF-8D68-4A04-BEDF-85B8B68457CE"> > > > > <Package InstallerVersion="300" Description="Test file in a Product" > Comments="Simple test" > > Compressed="no"/> > > > > <Media Id="1" Cabinet="simple.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> > > <Media Id="2" /> > > > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles" SourceName="."> > > <Directory Id="Test" Name="Test" SourceName="Folder"> > > <Component Id="ReadMe" > Guid="AFEDD8DB-B3F0-4F0F-BB33-211B5A66100C"> > > <File Id="ReadMe" > > Source="ReadMe.txt" > > Name="ReadMe.txt" > > DiskId="1" > > Compressed="yes" > > Vital="yes"/> > > </Component> > > > > <Component Id="MaintenanceGuide" > Guid="23D85AEF-27E4-4908-988A-07115410B804"> > > <File Id="MaintenanceGuide" > > Source="Folder2\MaintenanceGuide.doc" <!—-can come from > another folder--> > > Name="MaintenanceGuide.doc" > > DiskId="2" > > Compressed="no" > > Vital="yes"/> > > </Component> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > </Directory> > > > > <Feature Id="TestProductFeature" Title="Test" Level="1"> > > <ComponentRef Id="ReadMe"/> > > <ComponentRef Id="MaintenanceGuide"/> > > </Feature> > > <UI/> > > </Product> > > > > </Wix> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus > on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
