[wix-users] Independent Directory element

[Ven H]

I meant exactly how Edwin described it, just to make sure I can keep things
clean and separated.

Regards,
Venkatesh

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 3:46 AM, Habib Salim via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Hi Ven,
>
> I don't have an answer  - I'm a newbie too.  Would you care to explain why
> you need an independent directory? Or how you intend using it?
> Regards
> Habib
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Ven H via wix-users
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 11:17 AM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Cc: Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] Independent Directory element
>
> Can't I define an independent Directory element inside a separate fragment
> or component? If I do that, I get an error saying "The directory with the
> Id 'TestDir' is not a valid root directory. There may only be a single
> root directory per product or module and it's Id attribute value must be
> TARGETDIR and it's Name attribute value must be SourceDir. " Sorry for
> asking such a silly question, but I am new to WiX, so, please forgive me.
> I am a newbie and a learner and could use all the help. Hence, please
> help.
>
> Regards,
> Venkatesh
>
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