[wix-users] Empty Folders

[George Legge]

Hi,

Sorry I meant to include the error when using the harvested folder - 

The Component/@Guid attribute's value '*' is not valid for this component
because it does not meet the criteria for having an automatically generated
guid. Components using a Directory as a KeyPath or containing ODBCDataSource
child elements cannot use an automatically generated guid. Make sure your
component doesn't have a Directory as the KeyPath and move any
ODBCDataSource child elements to components with explicit component guids.

I get this when trying to harvest empty folders.

George.


-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of
Edwin Castro
Sent: 11 November 2015 23:12
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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