I had this buried in my bookmarks for just such an occassion :) Honestly, I need it for situations like yours. Look for the items related to Create
http://blogs.technet.com/b/alexshev/archive/2009/05/27/from-msi-to-wix-part-25-installable-items-updating-xml-files-using-xmlfile.aspx Carter Quoting TimM <timmay...@smarttech.com>: > Okay I must be missing something as as I mentioned above this one did write > to the file, just did not write it correctly: > > <util:XmlFile Id="ServiceInfo" Action="setValue" > ElementPath="/configuration/appSettings" Name="ServiceInfo" > Value="[LYNC_SERVER_ADDRESS]" File="[INSTALLDIR]RemoteInk.exe.config" /> > > > When I update this to: > <util:XmlFile Id="ServiceInfo" Action="setValue" > ElementPath="/configuration/appSettings/add[\[]@key='ServiceInfo'[\]]" > Name="ServiceInfo" Value="[LYNC_SERVER_ADDRESS]" > File="[#RemoteInk.exe.config]" /> > > Basically the same thing except for the add[\[]@key='ServiceInfo'[\]]" and > then run it I get the 'Failed to find Node:' error. So why would adding this > give me an error unless I am missing something that can correctly read that > line... > > So I only have the following at the top of my Product.wxs file: > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; > xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> > > Did I have to include anything else to get this to work? > > Also in your example the <add key="ServerLocation" value="" /> entry already > existed, so does that make a difference if the entry that I am trying to > create exists or not? > > I'll see if I can get that example to work on my machine to verify if it > works or not. > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Which-is-best-to-use-in-my-case-XmlFile-or-XmlConfig-tp7594691p7594712.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform > available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
