Some construct referencing the corresponding File ID (Here quick & dirty for a MSI DLL) ? <CustomAction Id="NewCustomAction1" FileKey="twain_32.dll" DllEntry="test" />
2011/3/8 Mark Tempel <mark.tem...@shavlik.com>: > I'm trying to avoid including the file in the binary table because it is an > extra 900K added to a 6.5Meg installer. > > It is a dll that I need to unpack and explicitly load from a custom action. > The action will be run before files are copied to the install directory > (where this dll will have to live for the product). > > I was hoping someone here know how to get this file out of the cab and into > a temp directory from a custom action. > > Thanks for the suggestion though. > > --mark > > Mark Tempel > Sr Software Engineer > Shavlik Technologies LLC. > > On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Wilson, Phil <phil.wil...@invensys.com>wrote: > >> There is a type of custom action (resolves to type 18 and variations) that >> specifically means run this exe being installed with the product as a custom >> action. As long as you want to run it after the files are installed that's >> fine, but I suspect you wouldn't be asking if that was the situation. >> >> It's ok to put it in the Binary table if you need it before that, as long >> as it has no dependency issues and isn't enormously bloated. Why is >> including it twice a bad thing? >> >> Phil Wilson >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Tempel [mailto:mark.tem...@shavlik.com] >> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 11:23 AM >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] Using a file from media in a custom action. >> >> Hello, >> >> I am in a situation where I need to use a file in a custom action that I am >> also laying down as part of the file set stored in the cab build into my >> MSI. >> >> Is there a way to get that file out of the cab from a custom action? I >> know >> I can include the file in the binaries table, but that would mean I'm >> including it in my installer twice. 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