A big thanks to Rob and Peter. It worked. You saved my day. Thanks. Sudripta. -----Original Message----- From: "Rob Mensching" <r...@robmensching.com> Sent: Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 6:00pm To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Files to install in a location other than INSTALLDIR
The error is about the Component with only the FileShare elements. Add a CreateFolder element there. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 4:42 AM, <sudrip...@sarangsoft.co.in> wrote: > > I will always be installing a file in that location. You can see that the > two files 'abc.txt' and 'efg.txt' gets installed in that location. I have > even tried putting it like this: > > <util:User Id='EveryUsr' Name='Everyone' /> > > <DirectoryRef Id='TARGETDIR'> > > <Directory Id='NEWLOC1'> > > <Component Id='CompABC' Guid='F89F12A5-3D24-4FE6-BAA0-F280EA6DC70A'> > <File Id='FileABC' Name='abc.txt' DiskId='1' Source='.\abc.txt' /> > </Component> > <Component Id='CompEFG' Guid='FFF2F006-CAFF-4C42-9C12-D2C979D8F01F'> > <File Id='FileEFG' Name='efg.txt' DiskId='1' Source='.\efg.txt' /> > </Component> > > <Component Id='MyCompShareNewLoc' > Guid='AD3F1A3E-393C-4A97-93B8-323A8378F3B0'> > <util:FileShare Id='MyShrNewLoc' Name='NewLocShare'> > <util:FileSharePermission User="EveryUsr" GenericExecute='yes' > GenericRead='yes' Read='yes' /> > </util:FileShare> > </Component> > > </Directory> > > </DirectoryRef> > > > But, still it doesn't help. No matter what I do I am unable to get rid of > the link error. > > > Thanks. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Peter Shirtcliffe" <pshirtcli...@sdl.com> > Sent: Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 2:44pm > To: "Sudripta Nandy" <sudrip...@sarangsoft.co.in>, "General discussion > for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Files to install in a location other than > INSTALLDIR > > > > Normally directories are created automatically when a file is installed > into > them. For some reason, the ICE checker thinks you might not install a file > into that location.I'm not sure how intelligent it is at calculating when > this can happen. If you are happy that there are valid situations where > files > might not be installed there, just add > <CreateFolder> > into your MyCompShareNewLoc component. That ensures that the directory will > always be created. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sudripta Nandy [mailto:sudrip...@sarangsoft.co.in] > Sent: 22 August 2012 11:06 > To: WIX > Subject: [WiX-users] Files to install in a location other than INSTALLDIR > > Hi, > > In my setup, I want to install 2 files say 'abc.txt' and 'efg.txt' in a > separate location other than the default install location (INSTALLDIR). > This > separate location is also user-specified and I am storing the path in a > property called 'NEWLOC1'. I also need to do a 'FileShare' of this location > in read-mode. All other files will be installed in the default install > location (INSTALLDIR) which also is user-specified. My main problem is > that I > don't know how to install these two files in the separate location > ([NEWLOC1]) other than INSTALLDIR. > > I am using the following script to create the separate location and share > it: > > <util:User Id='EveryUsr' Name='Everyone' /> > > <Directory Id='NEWLOC1'> > <Component Id='MyCompShareNewLoc' > Guid='AD3F1A3E-393C-4A97-93B8-323A8378F3B0'> > <util:FileShare Id='MyShrNewLoc' Name='NewLocShare'> > <util:FileSharePermission User="EveryUsr" GenericExecute='yes' > GenericRead='yes' Read='yes' /> > </util:FileShare> > </Component> > </Directory> > > In another fragment file: > > <DirectoryRef Id='NEWLOC1'> > <Component Id='CompABC' Guid='F89F12A5-3D24-4FE6-BAA0-F280EA6DC70A'> > <File Id='FileABC' Name='abc.txt' DiskId='1' Source='.\abc.txt' /> > </Component> > <Component Id='CompEFG' Guid='FFF2F006-CAFF-4C42-9C12-D2C979D8F01F'> > <File Id='FileEFG' Name='efg.txt' DiskId='1' Source='.\efg.txt' /> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > > > The problem is that I am getting a 'light' link error: > > error LGHT0204: ICE18: KeyPath for Component: 'MyCompShareNewLoc' is > Directory: 'NEWLOC1'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the > CreateFolders table. > > > Please help me in finding a solution to my problem. > > > Thanks. > With Regards, > // Sudripta. > > > > > > > > > Thanking You, > With Regards, > > // Sudripta Nandy > S.D.E (Systems Programming), > > SARANGSoft (India) Pvt. Ltd. > > Kolkata, India. > Phone: +91 33 4008 9813. Extn: 24 > Visit: http://www.sarangsoft.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. 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