[wix-users] Defining Directories{

[Edwin Castro]

The directory tree you are defining rooted at TARGETDIR represents the
directories on the target system where your software will get
installed. It does *not* represent the source system where you are
building the installer.

Read How To: Specify source files at
http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/general/specifying_source_files.html

--
Edwin G. Castro

On 10/22/15, Steven Packer <stevenp at fps-gold.com> wrote:
> Thank you for your reply.  However, after removing the HomeDrive Directory
> element I still get the same cannot find file error. In further study I
> find
> that TARGETDIR should resolve to C:\ since I only have one drive on my
> computer.
> 	<Fragment>
>     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
>       <Directory Id="TFS" Name="TFS">
>         <Directory Id="CIM" Name="CIM">
>           <Directory Id="Trunk" Name="trunk">
>             <Directory Id="CIMSourceDir" Name="bin">
>               <Directory Id="CIMPlugins" Name="Plugins" />
>               <Directory Id="CIMHelpFiles" Name="Help" />
>             </Directory>
>           </Directory>
>         </Directory>
>       </Directory>
>       <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
>         <Directory Id="FPSGOLD" Name="FPSGOLD">
>           <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="CIM">
>             <Directory Id="Plugins" Name="Plugins" />
>             <Directory Id="Help" Name="Help" />
>           </Directory>
>         </Directory>
>       </Directory>
>     </Directory>
>   </Fragment>
>
> With this understanding I would expect that CIMSourceDir would resolve to:
> C:\TFS\CIM\trunk\bin
> CIMPLUGINS would resolve to: C:\TFS\CIM\trunk\bin\Plugins
> And so on..
> It would seem that I am still lacking in understanding.
>
> Steven
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of
> John Cooper
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:30 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Defining Directories{
>
> Remove the "HomeDrive".  TARGETDIR effectively performs that function.
>
> --
> John Merryweather Cooper
> Senior Software Engineer | Integration Development Group | Enterprise
> Notification Service Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  66214 |
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Steven Packer
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:29 PM
> To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
> Subject: [wix-users] Defining Directories{
>
> The e-mail below is from an external source.  Please do not open
> attachments
> or click links from an unknown or suspicious origin.
>
> I am brand new to WiX.  I am trying to setup a path to where my payload
> files are but can't seem to figure it out.
>
> I have created a Visual Studio WiX msi Project.  This is what I am
> currently
> trying to do with the Directories.
>
>
>
>        <Fragment>
>
>     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
>
>       <Directory Id="HomeDrive">
>
>         <Directory Id="TFS" Name="TFS">
>
>           <Directory Id="CIM" Name="CIM">
>
>             <Directory Id="Trunk" Name="trunk">
>
>               <Directory Id="CIMSourceDir" Name="bin">
>
>                 <Directory Id="CIMPlugins" Name="CIMPlugins" />
>
>                 <Directory Id="CIMHelpFiles" Name="CIMHelpFiles" />
>
>               </Directory>
>
>             </Directory>
>
>           </Directory>
>
>         </Directory>
>
>       </Directory>
>
>       <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
>
>         <Directory Id="FPSGOLD" Name="FPSGOLD">
>
>           <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="CIM">
>
>             <Directory Id="Plugins" Name="Plugins" />
>
>             <Directory Id="Help" Name="Help" />
>
>           </Directory>
>
>         </Directory>
>
>       </Directory>
>
>     </Directory>
>
>        </Fragment>
>
>
>
> In the File element I am putting Source"CIMSourceDir\MyFile.dll" or
> "CIMPlugins\plugin.dll" or "CIMHelpFiles\help.chm"
>
>
>
> I get the error The system cannot find the file 'CIMSourceDir\Myfile.dll'
>
> Same message for all of my files.
>
>
>
> The files are currently located on my machine at C:\TFS\CIM\trunk\bin and
> in
> Plugins and Help Directories below that.  They will not always be there.
>
> The goal will be eventually to have this run in a build server to create
> the
> msi for a product that has hundreds of dlls and help files.
>
>
>
> I have created a simple msi already for a small internal program I wrote.
> The WiX project is part of the Visual Studio solution and builds very
> nicely
> with that small product.
>
> Now I am going much bigger and far more complex.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steven
>
>
>
>
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Edwin G. Castro