My memory says SourceDir is blank until Source Resolution is executed.
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Phil Wilson <phildgwil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It will work only during first install, as Rob most likely knows. During
> repair, feature change, and uninstall the SourceDir location is (IIRC) the
> installer directory of the cached MSI file.
>
> It's not good design to rely on external files in the same location as the
> MSI. There are too many failure points, as just mentioned. Also, Group
> Policy and web installs don't work, and a simple mistake in staging the MSI
> file and the external file to the install source changes the install logic,
> and that probably can't be corrected later. If there is really a need for
> an optional external file it would be better to have it in the binary table
> or have the data as properties, and give customers a tool to add the file
> (or the data) if necessary. Or change the design.
>
> Phil Wilson
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Kai Peters <kpet...@otaksoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Phil,
> >
> > your sample code works for me as well. Off to see where mine is
> > different...
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2 Sep 2013 10:25:03 -0700, Phil Wilson wrote:
> > > My dumb search works just fine - I can't see what the issue is. This
> > works for me:
> > >
> > > Sample.msi and thing.txt in the same directory.
> > >
> > > <Property Id="FILEEXISTS" Secure="yes">
> > > <DirectorySearch Id="CheckFileDir" Path="[SourceDir]" Depth="0">
> > <FileSearch Id="CheckFile"
> > > Name="thing.txt" /> </DirectorySearch> </Property>
> > >
> > > and a custom action in the execute sequence to display the value...
> > >
> > > <CustomAction Id="Msg" Script="vbscript">msgbox
> > > session.property("FILEEXISTS")</CustomAction>
> > >
> > > The custom action correctly shows the file path, and a log of the
> > install shows:
> > >
> > > MSI (c) (28:38) [10:13:38:811]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding FILEEXISTS
> > property. Its value is
> > > 'C:\Phil\MyDD\WiX Samples\thing.txt'.
> > >
> > >
> > > So it does all work. I don't think an actual example with SourceDir was
> > ever posted for a sanity
> > > check, but this is how to do it.
> > >
> > > Phil Wilson
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Edwin Castro <0ptikgh...@gmx.us>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I searched for WiX FileSearch in same directory as MSI on google. The
> > first hit [1] I received
> > >> [2] includes a reply from Phil Wilson suggesting the SourceDir [3] or
> > OriginalDatabase [4]
> > >> (with some additional parsing) might work.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> [1]
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-to-get-the-current-directory-
> > >> of-msi-is-running-from-td3058873.html
> > >> [2] I find it frustrating that different people can receive different
> > results. *sigh*
> > >> [3] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371857.aspx [4]
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
> > >> us/library/aa370562.aspx
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Edwin G. Castro
> > >>
> > >> On 8/31/13 10:21 AM, Kai Peters wrote:
> > >>> Hi Edwin,
> > >>>
> > >>> no need to be suspicious of Depth and AssignToProperty (firstly,
> > >>>
> > >> omitting them didn't improve
> > >>> things, nor did I expect it to) as Depth can avoid unnecessary file
> > >>>
> > >> system traversal (don't know how
> > >>> deep the search would go if no Depth is specified but would assume
> that
> > >>>
> > >> default should be 0);
> > >>> AssignToProperty seems redundant to me as I would always expect the
> > >>>
> > >> innermost element of a nested
> > >>> search to be assigned - but I just put it in here to make things
> > >>>
> > >> absolutely clear.
> > >>
> > >>> As I wrote (though not put in my example code) BOTH absolute and
> > >>>
> > >> variable path specifications fail -
> > >>> I would never use absolute paths in production.
> > >>>
> > >>> The idea behind this search is simply that our customers' IT people
> > >>>
> > >> could place a configuration file
> > >>> template beside our MSI and that during MSI execution this template
> > >>>
> > >> would be copied into its
> > >>> destination. Since I cannot know from where IT will deploy our MSIs,
> I
> > >>>
> > >> have to figure it out on the
> > >>> fly...
> > >>>
> > >>> And it's still failing - son if someone has an idea for me to look
> at,
> > >>>
> > >> I'd appreciate it....
> > >>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>> Kai
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:47:19 -0700, Edwin Castro wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> I'm highly suspect of the values for the Path, Depth and
> > AssignToProperty attributes in
> > >>>> your DirectorySearch.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The example sent by John Cooper, replicated below for convenience,
> > >>>>
> > >> didn't set
> > >>>> AssignToProperty="no" nor Depth="0".
> > >>>>
> > >>>> <Fragment>
> > >>>> <PropertyRef Id="INSTALLLOCATION" />
> > >>>>
> > >>>> <Property Id="WEB_CONFIG_PATH" Secure="yes">
> > >>>> <DirectorySearch Id="InstallLocationSearch"
> Path="[INSTALLLOCATION]">
> > >>>>
> > >> <DirectorySearch
> > >>>> Id="WebFolderSearch" Path="Web">
> > >>>> <DirectorySearch Id="ContractFolderSearch" Path="2008">
> > >>>>
> > >> <DirectorySearch Id="WebHostFolderSearch"
> > >>>> Path="ProductName"> <FileSearch Id="WebConfigFileSearch"
> > >>>>
> > >> Name="Web.config" /> </DirectorySearch>
> > >>>> </DirectorySearch> </DirectorySearch> </DirectorySearch> </Property>
> > >>>>
> > >> </Fragment>
> > >>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The Path value in your example is hard coded and that seems wrong to
> > >>>>
> > >> me. Even if you can
> > >>>> guarantee that the MSI will ALWAYS reside at that location I believe
> > >>>>
> > >> that caching by Windows
> > >>>> Installer will cause problems for you.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> My vague memory tells me that others have attempted this and
> couldn't
> > >>>>
> > >> reliably determine where
> > >>>> the MSI was located in other to find a companion file located in the
> > >>>>
> > >> same directory.
> > >>
> > >>>> An obvious workaround is to provide the path to the companion file
> via
> > >>>>
> > >> a public property.
> > >>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Edwin G. Castro
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 8/29/13 10:04 AM, K Peters wrote:
> > >>>>> Hi,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I am still struggling with my FileSearch - no matter what I try, it
> > >>>>>
> > >> always pops up the "File
> > >>>>> does not exist next to MSI" message. I have tried using "SourceDir"
> > as
> > >>>>>
> > >> well as the absolute
> > >>>>> path to where both the MSI & the inifile reside - same negative
> > >>>>>
> > >> results.
> > >>
> > >>>>> Does anyone have an idea as to where I am screwing up...? Thanks,
> as
> > always, for any
> > >>>>> pointers!
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> <Property Id="MASTERINIFILE_EXISTS">
> > >>>>> <DirectorySearch
> > >>>>> Id="MI_DirSearch"
> > >>>>> Path="C:\Wix_Installscripts\Release_3.1.3\Regular_Install\"
> Depth="0"
> > >>>>>
> > >> AssignToProperty="no">
> > >>>>> <FileSearch Id="MI_FileSearch" Name="Master.ini" />
> > </DirectorySearch>
> > >>>>>
> > >> </Property>
> > >>
> > >>>>> <Condition Message="File does not exist next to MSI">
> > <![CDATA[Installed and not
> > >>>>> MASTERINIFILE_EXISTS]]> </Condition>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> <Condition Message="File does exist next to MSI">
> <![CDATA[Installed
> > and
> > >>>>> MASTERINIFILE_EXISTS]]> </Condition>
> > >>>>>
> > >>
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