[wix-users] Why does UIRef has to be under Directory Fragment?

[Edwin Castro]

There is always a "root" fragment which pulls in all fragments referenced
directly or indirectly by that "root" fragment. For an MSI project the
"root" fragment is <Product> which is a special fragment with additional
requirements.

So, if your <Product> or some fragment that is directly or indirectly
referenced by <Product> references anything inside the fragment including
the UIRef, then you're good. I would suspect nothing is referencing the
<Directory> defined in the fragment with the UIRef so the fragment doesn't
get pulled in.

--
Edwin G. Castro


On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 3:41 PM Shintaro Takechi via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Thanks Hoover, but Fragment does not have ID.
> Yes the directory is referenced, but fragment that contains that directory
> is not referenced.
> With that, wouldn't the UIRef be pulled in just like Directory?
> How does WiX determine which Fragment to pull in and not pull in?
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 7:43 AM Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover at greenheck.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Doesn’t need to be under anything, but something needs to reference the
> > fragment to “pull it in”
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> *On Behalf
> Of *Shintaro
> > Takechi via wix-users
> > *Sent:* Monday, November 2, 2020 5:07 PM
> > *To:* WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > *Cc:* Shintaro Takechi <devst119 at gmail.com>
> > *Subject:* [wix-users] Why does UIRef has to be under Directory Fragment?
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I had the rare opportunity to start making a WiX installer from scratch
> > again.
> > It has been a while so I stumbled upon a couple things but following is
> the
> > biggest question I have.
> >
> > I am making custom dialogs and am adding an UI with InstallUISequence in
> it
> > with the first dialog being <Show Before="ExecuteAction">.
> >
> > Now I thought it was all good, but the UI did not show up.
> >
> > Turns out that I did not place my UIRef underneath my directories
> fragment.
> > Instead, I had its own fragment.
> >
> > Referring to this link (
> >
> >
> https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/wixui/dialog_reference/wixui_installdir.html
> )
> > ,
> > I see that UIRef is placed underneath the directory fragment.
> >
> > Why is this? Why do I need to call UIRef underneath directories and
> nowhere
> > else?
> >
> > This may be a very basic and fundamental question, but I had to ask.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
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