You can easily use a HeatDirectory task to achieve what you want. Basically it will walk the directory tree and create a wix file that you can use in your project.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:44 AM, Gareth Williams < gar...@trinitydigital.co.uk> wrote: > Hello All. > > Considering using WiX to build an installation system for a clients > product. > However their file set can change quite dramatically depending on the > customer for whom the installation is meant for - installs are specific to > a customer. > They propose to manage this by simply copying only the customer specific > folder data to the 'installation file set' and then building the install > image. > There can be hundreds of files per customer and many customers world wide > - so an "installation system" per customer is not practical either. > Okay so every file for every customer could be included but there is a > risk that it exposes the customer base - one customer could install files > specific to another customer. > > Can WiX support wildcards to allow 'inclusion of a folder / its > subfolders'? My guess is not from reading the tutorials - every file has > to be given a unique xml entry and guid? > > Best regards > > Mr. Gareth Williams > Trinity Digital > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced > analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building > apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use > our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
