Hello, Charlie!

If I understand you right, you should specify MergeRedirectFolder as a target 
directory of you Module.
Take a look at this: 
http://odd-staff.blogspot.com/2010/05/wix-meaning-of-mergeredirectfolder.html

Ilya Serbis


> I have a merge module with some content common to several .MSI's
> and I'd like the .MSI that contains/includes the .MSM to specify
> where the .MSM should install its content - how can I do that?

> I've tried the following - but it puts the 2 folders (PanoCntrl and
> MyAccount) directly in c:\program files rather than under, say,
> c:\program files\Development Kit May 2010

> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='Windows-1252'?>
> <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
>   <Module Id='MDSCLib' Language='1033' Version='1.0.0' >

>     <!-- The package GUID should be changed every time you build
> MSI so * is used to tell tools to do that. -->
>     <Package Id='8DD907C3-B5BF-4549-85BC-F34F1E1F4424'
> Comments='This MSM file installs the MDSC Library.'
> InstallerVersion='200' Manufacturer='Microsoft' />

>     <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
>       <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder'>
>         <Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='.'>
>             <Component Id='PanoCntrl'
> Guid='{E147715D-55EC-47d3-AD33-258E6EB6C507}'>
>               <File Id='PanoramaVSIX' Name='Panorama.VSIX.4.0.vsix'
> Source='$(env._WINCEROOT)\xapps\MDSC\Controls\VsIntegration\Panorama.VSIX.4.0.vsix'
>  Vital='yes' />
>               <RemoveFolder Id="INSTALLDIR" On="uninstall" />
>             </Component>
>             <Component Id='MyAccount'
> Guid='{2288A34B-8161-4990-8A59-0ADF977754C2}'>
>               <File Id='DataServiceFrameworkDLL'
> Name='DataServiceFramework.dll'
> Source='$(env._WINCEROOT)\xapps\MDSC\MyAccount\Shared\DataServiceFramework\Bin\$(var.Configuration)\DataServiceFramework.dll'
>  Vital='yes' />
>               <File Id='DataServiceFrameworkPDB'
> Name='DataServiceFramework.pdb'
> Source='$(env._WINCEROOT)\xapps\MDSC\MyAccount\Shared\DataServiceFramework\Bin\$(var.Configuration)\DataServiceFramework.pdb'
>  Vital='yes' />
>             </Component>
>         </Directory>
>       </Directory>
>     </Directory>

>   </Module>
> </Wix>

> Here's what the WXS for the .MSI looks like:

> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='Windows-1252'?>
> <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
>   <Product Name='Dev Kit' Id='{971CA8AB-D03E-4C71-BB89-F129B9B39A84}'
>    UpgradeCode='{56B49009-B0DE-474c-AEB5-1D713EC21176}'
>    Language='1033' Version='1.0.0' Manufacturer='Microsoft'>

>     <!-- The package GUID should be changed every time you build
> MSI so * is used to tell tools to do that. -->
>     <Package Id='*' Comments='This MSI file installs the
> Development Kit.' InstallerVersion='200' Compressed='yes' />

>     <Media Id='1' Cabinet='DevKit.cab' EmbedCab='yes' />

>     <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
>       <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder'>
>         <Directory Id='INSTALLDIR' Name='Development Kit May 2010'>
>           <Component Id='MyDevKit.xap'
> Guid='{C820BDDC-1BA4-47EC-A9E3-E4B64328D746}'>
>             <File
> Source='$(env._WINCEROOT)\xapps\MDSC\MyAccount\MyDevKit\Bin\$(var.Configuration)\MyDevKit.xap'
>  Vital='yes' />
>             <File
> Source='$(env._WINCEROOT)\xapps\MDSC\MyAccount\MyDevKit\ Release Notes.docx' 
> Vital='yes' />
>             <RemoveFolder Id="INSTALLDIR" On="uninstall" />
>           </Component>
>           <Merge Id="MDSCLib" Language="1033"
> SourceFile="$(env._WINCEROOT)\xapps\MDSC\MDSCLibWix\Bin\$(var.Configuration)\MDSCLib.msm"
>  DiskId="1" />
>         </Directory>
>       </Directory>
>     </Directory>

>     <Feature Id='Complete' Level="1">
>       <ComponentRef Id='MyDevKit.xap' />
>       <MergeRef Id="MDSCLib" />
>     </Feature>

>     <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="DevKit.rtf" />
>     <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR"/>
>     <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" />
>     <UIRef Id="WixUI_ErrorProgressText" />

>   </Product>
> </Wix>

> So, the first question might be "what on Earth was I thinking
> specifying the INSTALLDIR as '.' ?!?"  Well, I pieced it together
> from some
> info<http://blogs.claritycon.com/blogs/sajo_jacob/archive/2007/12/18/3543.aspx>
> on the internet - it's likely that I misinterpreted the posting I got that 
> from.

> Thanks for the help!
> Charlie

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