I am not sure exactly how to do this, but you should be able to do what you want by caching the exe payload, and having the text file in the same payload. I know that this is done for MSI files and external cabs, so the engine supports it. But I am not sure of what the syntax would be. I think you will need a payload element under the ExePackage element, but haven't looked up the exact syntax. --matt
-----Original Message----- From: Miss Parker [mailto:caisa.westl...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 1:50 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Burn: Exe package can't find payload file that's not a dll. Hi, I really need some creative ideas here, some out of the box thinking. I have a situation where an exe package has a payload file (a text file), and for this to work under normal circumstances (without Burn, just double click on the exe) the payload file needs to be placed in the same folder as the exe. But! When I install using Burn and my Bootstrapper application the exe doesn't find the payload file for the simple reason that the installation isn't started in the same folder as where the exe and payload file are placed (package cache\etc...). Since the process is started by the bootstrapper, it also looks for the payload file in that folder. I tried using the layout switch, which worked really well until I realized that when the user downloads the Bootstrapper application he/she might put on the desktop. This means that all the installation files also are put there. Not pretty. My only solution right now is to create an exe that when extracted puts the Bootstrapper app in a new folder somewhere, but I would really like to make this work using Burn instead. Ideas anyone? //Caisa -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-Exe-package-can-t-find-payload-file-that-s-not-a-dll-tp7578750.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
