Great - that did the trick! Thanks, Beth
-----Original Message----- From: i...@roadrunner.com [mailto:i...@roadrunner.com] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 4:59 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Cc: Beth Hechanova Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Include an optional file in installer duringcompile/link How about using the preprocessor for it? Something like: <?if condition ?> <File ... > </File> <?endif ?> You can control the condition through command line parameters to candle. Ivo ---- Beth Hechanova <bhechan...@imsco-us.com> wrote: > I'm trying to optionally include a file in my installer at compile/link time. > If the file is included, then the installer will copy it to the appropriate > location (thus it is not optional for the user to install it). If the file > is NOT included in the installer, then it the installer skips it, and it is > not an error. > > Is there a way to conditionally include a file in the installer? My > automated build system will takes care of the logic of determining whether or > not the file should be included. > > As an example, I have a single feature called "Configuration": > <Feature Id="Complete" Title="Install" Level="1"> > <ComponentRef Id="Configuration" /> > </Feature> > > In the component description, I have a config file that is required. I've > tried to add a second file (weather.lnk) that is optional: > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="CompanyFolderName" Name="MyCompany" > > <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="MyApp"> > > <Component Id="Configuration" > Guid="175F0351-F122-4c64-92B6-BED06F22E195"> > <File Id="MyApp.exe.config" > Source="$(var.SourceRoot)\MyApp.exe.config" > > </File> > > <File Id="Weather.lnk" > Source="$(var.SourceRoot)\Weather.lnk> > </File> > > </Component> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > If the Weather.lnk file does not exist in the given location, the linker > gives a LGHT0083 error (file not found). I'd like to annotate this file (if > possible) as optional, or somehow put a conditional around it so if it is not > found in the given location, it is not an error and is just skipped when the > installer is compiled and linked. And then assuming the successful build of > the installer, when the installer is run, it will just skip this file. > > Do I need to make a separate component or feature for this particular file? > I've looked around at the descriptions of the File, Component, Feature items > and didn't see anything that was obvious to me to make it optional. I did > find the "Vital" attribute for the File - I tried setting this to "no", but > still got the link error. > > Is this possible? > I'm using Wix 3.0 > Thanks, > Beth > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential & proprietary > to Systems and > Software Enterprises, Inc. (dba IMS). This information is intended solely for > the use of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed. Access or transmittal of > the information > contained in this e-mail, in full or in part, to any other organization or > persons is not > authorized. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
