[wix-users] Window application with access database(Wix msi)
Roopendra Gowlikar
roopendra.gowlikar at gmail.com
Thu Aug 17 10:27:13 PDT 2017
Hello,
Context : After Msi installation, deployed application is throws error
saying can't find database "xyz.accdb" from "C:\Windows\System32" location.
Even though xyz.accdb is in same folder("C:\Program Files
(x86)\MyApplication") as exe.
For window application which uses access as its database, we created msi
and after installation its try to read from "C:\Windows\System32" which is
not defined in application nor in installation wax. Application suppose to
read from same location as install folder. when I debug actual application
its reading from parent level folder of project.
Is any better way to deploy access database ..? Any sample code would be
appreciated.
I used WiX setup editor to map the access(xyz.accdb).
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<?define xyz_TargetDir=$(var.xyz.TargetDir)?>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="xyz" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
<ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut" />
<ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcutDesktop" />
</Feature>
<Fragment>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="xyz" />
</Directory>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="xyz"></Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop"></Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<Component Id="xyz.accdb" Guid="GUID">
<File Id="xyz.accdb" Name="xyz.accdb"
Source="$(var.xyz_TargetDir)xyz.accdb"
/>
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
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