An option I use on the candle command line is just to pass an arg of *.wxs rather than calling each. Likewise on the light command I pass in *.wixobj.
I find it cuts down on the length of the command line. -----Original Message----- From: Ian Williams [mailto:iawil...@microsoft.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:18 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to reference a wxs file from another Yep, you need to reference something in a fragment (DirectoryRef, ComponentRef, etc) to load the fragment (it will all be loaded, note). Also remember to include allt he .wxs files in your call to candle and light. Ian -----Original Message----- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:14 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to reference a wxs file from another You need a reference element to any one bit inside the fragment. The way Wix linking currently works, a linkage to one item in a fragment brings in the whole fragment. For example, if you have a Component element in a fragment, you would link in the fragment using a ComponentRef with the appropriate Id attribute. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: Troy Teixeira [mailto:tteixe...@polariswireless.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 2:58 PM To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to reference a wxs file from another I know that this is a very elementary question since I'm new to this, but could someone tell what lines of code I would add to a WXS file to reference it to one containing Fragments. I have a Product.wxs file and another wxs file named Directory.wxs which contains a bunch of Fragments. How can I tell the Product.wxs file to use the Directory.wxs file? Below is the code from the Product.wxs file. The situation is that when the automated build is happening the MSI file is not including all of the necessary files for the program to work. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Product Id="*" UpgradeCode="{39A1B384-06D2-4C12-BB18-95641CF2F9DD}" Version="1.0.0.0" Language="1033" Name="Altus Client" Manufacturer="Polaris Wireless"> <Package InstallerVersion="300" Compressed="no"/> <Media Id="1" EmbedCab="no" /> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="PROGRAMFILESFOLDER" Name="Altus Client"> <Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" Name="Altus Client"/> </Directory> <!-- Step 1: Define the directory structure --> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder"> <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="Altus Client"/> </Directory> </Directory> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" /> <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> <DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"> <Component Id="AltusClient.exe" Guid="{39A1B384-06D2-4C12-BB18-95641CF2F9DD}"> <File Id="AltusClient.exe" Source="$(var.AltusClient.TargetDir)\AltusClient.exe" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"/> </Component> </DirectoryRef> <!-- Step 2: Add the shortcut to your installer package --> <DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder"> <Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="*"> <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" Name="Altus Client" Description="Altus Client Program" Target="[APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY]AltusClient.exe" WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"/> <RemoveFolder Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\AltusClient" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/> </Component> </DirectoryRef> <Feature Id="AltusClient" Title="Altus Client" Level="1"> <ComponentRef Id="AltusClient.exe" /> <!-- Step 3: Tell WiX to install the shortcut --> <ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut" /> </Feature> </Product> </Wix> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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