[wix-users] moving UI code into a fragment in separate source file

[Alan Sinclair]

thanks Joseph & David .. yes I'll use <?include..>

I'm using fragments for components with several separate source files, so
was stuck on that idea but couldn't figure a way to make a reference to the
overall UI section. Include will do fine.

thanks
Alan

On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 12:19 AM, David Watson via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Include is for inserting code inline (usually small repeated fragments).
>
> If you want to split your code into manageable chunks just author several
> wxs files and add them to the wixproj (or command line if you build that
> way).
>
> Any time you make a reference across a fragment - whatever file it is in -
> the linker will link in all the relevant parts.
>
> Dave
>
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> Of Joseph L. Casale via wix-users
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] moving UI code into a fragment in separate source
> file
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Alan Sinclair via wix-users
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> Cc: Alan Sinclair <anadem at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] moving UI code into a fragment in separate source file
>
> > I'm going to need to extend the installer UI so want to move that code
> > into a separate source file, gui.wxs. I assume it will be a fragment
> > but how do I reference it so it's included in the MSI? (Sorry, this
> > feels like a really dumb question!)
>
> Use an include preprocessor, see http://wixtoolset.org/
> documentation/manual/v3/overview/preprocessor.html
> That literally inserts what's wrapped in the include element from the
> referenced code into the spot the PP directive exists.
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