If you're doing an install time copyfile from the install location of
the MSI to a location on the system you need a copyfile that has
something like SourceDir as the source of the copy and EnergySolutions
as the destination.
---------------
Phil Wilson
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 8:10 AM, John Cooper <jocoo...@jackhenry.com> wrote:
> You're trying to copy to a privileged location. You need to either be
> installing perMachine or you need to elevate and have an installing user with
> Administrator privileges. An unprivileged user can't install or copy to
> "C:\Program Files" ordinarily.
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>
> ________________________________________
> From: Suvrajyoti Panda [suvrajyo...@contata.co.in]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 4:07 AM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: [WiX-users] Not able to copy a file using CopyFile from installers
> install location to a target destination
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have the requirement of creating an installer that on executing will
> install to the location "C:\Energy Solutions
> International\PipelineOptimizer 6.0.0" the following 5 directories:
> db,data,engine,security, gui. These five directories are being harvested
> from a location using Heat. Below is the structure of the Wix source
> file i have:
>
> <Property Id="CopyDestination"
> Value="$(var.copyRoot)\$(var.rootFolder)\$(var.installFolder)"/>
>
> <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
> <Directory Id='EnergySolutions' Name="Energy Solutions
> International">
> <Directory Id='TORT' Name='PipelineOptimizer 6.0.0'>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
>
> <SetDirectory Id="EnergySolutions" Value="[WindowsVolume]Energy
> Solutions International"/>
>
> <Feature Id='Complete' Title='Tort Installer' Description='Tort
> Installer' Level='1'>
> <ComponentGroupRef Id='db'/>
> <ComponentGroupRef Id='data'/>
> <ComponentGroupRef Id='engine'/>
> <ComponentGroupRef Id='security'/>
> <ComponentGroupRef Id='gui'/>
> <ComponentRef Id="PreferencesFile" />
> </Feature>
>
> </Product>
>
> I want to copy a file called preferences.xml that will be found under
> C:\Energy Solutions International\PipelineOptimizer 6.0.0\gui\screens on
> installation to the c:\programdata\Energy Solutions
> International\PipelineOptimizer 6.0.0 as this file will be used by an
> exe that would be present in the location of the installation at
> C:\Energy Solutions International\PipelineOptimizer 6.0.0\gui
>
> I am aware that the CopyFile would be used to do so but am not able to
> use it properly. Please suggest some solution around the same.
> I have tried something like the below:
>
> <DirectoryRef Id="TORT">
> <Component Id="PreferencesFile"
> Guid="{A4E1FFCE-1534-43BF-AA2B-CDFD39381720}">
> <File Id="FilePref" Source="gui\screens\preferencel.xml"
> KeyPath="yes">
> <CopyFile Id="Copy" DestinationProperty="CopyDestination"/>
> </File>
> </Component>
> </DirectoryRef>
>
> But this does not work. Please provide some help on this as i am stuck
> on this.
>
> Regards,
> Suvra Jyoti
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