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Wix/Votive - adding all files in a directory to a project?

Sergei Shelukhin

9/13/2007 9:14:00 PM

Hi.
I wonder if there's something similar to "Project output" concept for
Wix setup projects created using Votive.

We are currently using Web setup project followed by Custom Action
that is used to do most of the work to deploy a big ASP.NET
application.
We are considering moving the deployment to either WiX or a completely
custom tool because of the utter lack of functionality in Web Setup
projects.

The problem is that the project has hundreds of files in a complicated
subdirectory tree in several separate projects and files are
constantly added, removed and moved around from version to version.
Web setup has the advantage of packaging all the required files
easily, I wonder if this is available for WiX.

Application is basically a monolithic entity and the update includes
the removal of most files (apart from maybe 3-5 files and 1-2
subdirectories) and redeployment of the new ones so we don't care
about component versioning problems.
1 Answer

Vadym Stetsiak

9/14/2007 8:41:00 AM

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Hello, Sergei!

Not sure about Votive and output files.

But since WiX is based on XML, you can add post-build action to your ASP.NET
project that will generate XML file,
where all the files that need to be installed will be defined.

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You wrote on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:13:38 -0700:

SS> Hi.
SS> I wonder if there's something similar to "Project output" concept
SS> for
SS> Wix setup projects created using Votive.

SS> We are currently using Web setup project followed by Custom Action
SS> that is used to do most of the work to deploy a big ASP.NET
SS> application.
SS> We are considering moving the deployment to either WiX or a
SS> completely custom tool because of the utter lack of functionality in
SS> Web Setup projects.

SS> The problem is that the project has hundreds of files in a
SS> complicated subdirectory tree in several separate projects and files
SS> are constantly added, removed and moved around from version to
SS> version.
SS> Web setup has the advantage of packaging all the required files
SS> easily, I wonder if this is available for WiX.

SS> Application is basically a monolithic entity and the update includes
SS> the removal of most files (apart from maybe 3-5 files and 1-2
SS> subdirectories) and redeployment of the new ones so we don't care
SS> about component versioning problems.