[wix-users] Empty Folders

[KONDURU Pavan]

Hi Edward,

Harvest does create an empty folder but that component cannot have a '*' as the GUID, hence the process fails.

I had this issue at one point from what I remember.

--Pavan

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Edwin Castro
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 3:12 PM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Empty Folders

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 1:27 PM, George Legge <george at haglis.co.uk> wrote:

> I know this subject has been raised many times but I am interested to
> know why Windows Installer doesn't like creating empty folders when
> its done via a Harvest, even using the KeepEmptyFolders parameter, but
> creating them using the <CreateFolder /> element in a Component is fine ?
>

What do you mean by "Windows Installer doesn't like creating empty folders when its done via a Harvest, even using the KeepEmptyFolders parameter"?

The Windows Installer creates folders as needed in order to install files in the File table associated with a selected component in the Component table. To create an empty folder you must associate the folder in the Directory table with a component in the Component table by using the CreateFolder table. The way this is done in WiX is to use <CreateFolder/> inside a <Component/>.

Are you saying the Harvest with the KeepEmptyFolders parameter (this is done by heat.exe -ke) is generating a .wxs that does not have <CreateFolder/> elements inside of <Component/> elements for your empty folders?

--
Edwin G. Castro

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