[wix-users] Remote Directory Browse in WiX

[Ven H]

Has anyone come across such a requirement before? Can anyone please help? I
couldn't find much help on Stack Overflow.

Regards,
Venkatesh

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:08 PM, Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a Control definition inside a dialog like below. On click of the
> button, I would like to allow the user to select a remote directory.
>
> <Control Id="ChangeFolder" Type="PushButton" X="285" Y="65" Width="66"
> Height="17" TabSkip="yes" Text="!(loc.BrowseLabel)">
>
>           <Publish Property="_BrowseProperty"
> Value="MY_PROP"><![CDATA[1]]></Publish>
>           <Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="BrowseDlg"><![CDATA[1]]
> ></Publish>
>         </Control>
>
> If I add a Remote attribute on the control with a value yes, I get a
> suggestion saying, it can be added only to Directory or Volume control
> type. But unfortunately, there seems to be only DirectoryList /
> DirectoryCombo / VolumeCostList control types and even when I change the
> Type attribute to one of the above values, it gives a compile error with
> the Remote attribute. Can anyone please help?
>