I´m using a Wix project to generate an installer MSI file.
My project needs to be installed in a specific folder (like C:\MyProject\Version1), not the default Program Files folder. My folder desired structure:
c:\MyProject\Version1
|
|--- MyProject.exe
|--- Utils.dll
|--- README.txt
|
|--- data
|----- config.ini
Here is my Wix configuration:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"><?define eMyProjectConnectionTest_TargetDir=$(var.eMyProjectConnectionTest.TargetDir)?><?define MyProject_TargetDir=$(var.MyProject.TargetDir)?><?define MyProjectCheckLicenses_TargetDir=$(var.MyProjectCheckLicenses.TargetDir)?>
<Product Id="1609421b-de6a-4285-b190-861ce626ab5e" Name="MyProject" Language="1033" Version="3.3.0" Manufacturer="MyProject Software LLC" UpgradeCode="f1fb7395-ff04-4eb9-942b-5c6ff889808c">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
<!-- EmbedCab="yes" adds the CAB file to the instlal file -->
<MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes"/>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component element and the ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this installer. -->
<!-- <Component Id="ProductComponent"> -->
<!-- TODO: Insert files, registry keys, and other resources here. -->
<!-- </Component> -->
<Component Id="MyProject.exe" Guid="cbea4919-c7a7-4264-925f-7c7c58a952b3">
<File Id="MyProject.exe" Name="MyProject.exe" Source="$(var.MyProject_TargetDir)MyProject.exe" />
</Component>
<!-- Added files -->
<Component Id="Utils.dll" Guid="192fee52-79e1-43cb-81c8-b8af9d4d9ecc">
<File Id="Utils.dll" Source="Files/Utils.dll" KeyPath="yes"/>
</Component>
<Component Id="README.txt" Guid="c8c74065-5dd9-44d0-83ab-8838bea143e3">
<File Id="README.txt" Source="Files/README.txt" KeyPath="yes"/>
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
<!-- Adds a start menu shortcut -->
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="MyProject">
<Directory Id="data" Name="data">
<Component Id="config.ini" Guid="8f9ee1cf-6a8a-4cc7-8d40-47c337dd9ff2">
<File Id="config.ini" Source="Files/config.ini" KeyPath="yes"/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="MyProject"/>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop" />
<Directory Id="ApplicationDesktopFolder" Name="MyProject"/>
</Directory>
<DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
<Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="33776559-768b-4dbb-a924-984146edf8fb">
<Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut"
Name="MyProject"
Description="MyProject"
Target="[#MyProject.exe]"
WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER"/>
<RemoveFolder Id="CleanUpStartMenuShortCut" Directory="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyProject" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<DirectoryRef Id="DesktopFolder">
<Component Id="ApplicationShortcutDesktop" Guid="09a53fb1-0447-4849-9bc4-3971f5fdbbad">
<Shortcut Id="ApplicationDesktopShortcut"
Name="MyProject"
Description="MyProject"
Target="[#MyProject.exe]"
WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER"/>
<RemoveFolder Id="CleanUpDesktopShortCut" Directory="ApplicationDesktopFolder" On="uninstall"/>
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyProject" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="MyProjectSetup" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
<ComponentRef Id="config.ini"/>
<ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut"/>
<ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcutDesktop"/>
</Feature>
</Product>
</Wix>
You need add the tag <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER"> outside of ProgramFilesFolder
I have an installer that creates a folder "_source" in the targetdir, which contains the "SAMPLE.exe" and other files. I am trying to generate a shortcut that will point to that exe but it seems to generate/copy that exe and place it in the target directory. Its able to run the executable but since other files are needed in the _source directory, it cannot continue. How do I point to the exe in _source without making a copy of that exe?
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" SourceName="Desktop"/>
<Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder">
<Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="1D120AC7-6BAC-4F99-8611-029ED3F2EA3A">
<File Id="MyExeFile" Source="!(wix._source)\SAMPLE.exe" KeyPath="yes">
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="SAMPLE" WorkingDirectory="MergeRedirectFolder"
Icon="SAMPLE.exe"
IconIndex="0"
Advertise="yes" >
<Icon Id="SAMPLE.exe" SourceFile="!(wix._source)\icon1.ico" />
</Shortcut>
</File>
</Component>
</Directory>
If you are attempting to install under program files, i would start with something like this:
<Product ...>
...
<Feature ...>
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
</Feature>
<Icon Id="SAMPLE.ico" SourceFile="!(wix._source)\icon1.ico" />
</Product>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder" />
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" SourceName="Desktop"/>
</Directory>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="MergeRedirectFolder">
<Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="1D120AC7-6BAC-4F99-8611-029ED3F2EA3A">
<File Id="MyExeFile" Source="!(wix._source)\SAMPLE.exe" KeyPath="yes">
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="SAMPLE" WorkingDirectory="MergeRedirectFolder"
Icon="SAMPLE.ico"
IconIndex="0"
Advertise="yes" />
</File>
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
First time doing some Wix practice, so im completely new to it.
Here is my short script:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
<Product Id="*" Name="SampleMSI" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Nunya" UpgradeCode="b2c39f9b-1de1-433e-bc59-a3548cc531b9">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" Description="Installs Signout Utility" Keywords="Practice,Signout,Utility,MSI,Installer" />
<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
<MediaTemplate />
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="SampleMSI" Level="1">
<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
</Feature>
</Product>
<Fragment>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="SampleMSI" />
<Directory Id="APPFOLDER" Name="APPDir" >
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Fragment>
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<Component Id="CMP_ADispOCX"
Guid="5E23B839-35CA-480E-8AFC-2E914BA8E32A"
Directory="INSTALLLOCATION">
<File Id="FILE_ADispocx"
Source="ADisp.ocx"
KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
<Component Id="CMP_Abtn32ocx"
Guid="98B357F2-C295-4019-A878-885E56AA3BF3"
Directory="INSTALLLOCATION">
<File Id="FILE_Abtn32a20ocx"
Source="btn32a20.ocx"
KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
I just wanted to make sure they are going to the same folder, basic installation check. (it is my first time)
I get this error however:
Error 2 The Component/#Directory attribute cannot be specified when the Component element is nested underneath a Directory element.
I get it twice for each component id I have.
Am I missing something? Im using Wix 3.6 A Developers Guide for reference.
edit: Side question......how do I specify an exact path? like C:\Herp\Derp
You don't need to specify the directory of a Component if you did so already in the ComponentGroup element. Remove the Directory attribute in both Components elements in your fragment.
Change your code to this
<Fragment>
<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
<Component Id="CMP_ADispOCX"
Guid="5E23B839-35CA-480E-8AFC-2E914BA8E32A">
<File Id="FILE_ADispocx"
Source="ADisp.ocx"
KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
<Component Id="CMP_Abtn32ocx"
Guid="98B357F2-C295-4019-A878-885E56AA3BF3">
<File Id="FILE_Abtn32a20ocx"
Source="btn32a20.ocx"
KeyPath="yes" />
</Component>
</ComponentGroup>
</Fragment>
When I try to use merge module feature in VS2010, I am getting an issue "Multiple Section entery"
Why i am getting this error?
I have done googling but I did not get any thread where i got my answer.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
<Module Id="ModuleTest" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0">
<Package Id='94290AA7-50E3-414E-A1BD-FC3C2B0C47D8' Description='My first Merge Module'
Comments='This is my first attempt at creating a Windows Installer Merge Module'
Manufacturer='TravelPort Private Limited' InstallerVersion='200' />
<Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
<Directory Id='MyModuleDirectory' Name='.'>
<Component Id='MyModuleComponent' Guid='93F36B4B-B6E0-4000-8174-2660C0AE9D6A'>
<File Id='readme' Name='ReadMeModule' Source='ReadMergeModule.txt' DiskId='1' KeyPath='yes' Checksum='yes'></File>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Module>
</Wix>
product.wxs file
<Product Id="ec20ec5e-bb50-45d0-9190-156cf146c8f3" Name="WinDemoApp" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="WinDemoApp" UpgradeCode="979e03f4-3b50-43c1-9dde-dd675f726fde">
<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" />
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY" Name="WinDemoApp">
<!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component element and the ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this installer. -->
</Directory>
<Directory Id ="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="WinDemoApp"></Directory>
</Directory>
<!--<Merge Id='MyModule' Language='1033' SourceFile='Module.msm' DiskId='1' />-->
</Directory>
</Directory>
<DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY">
<Component Id="MyApp.exe" Guid="36AA7C63-ED57-40C6-8B14-843B9355C265">
<File Id="MyApp.exe" Source="D:\WIXDemo\WinDemoApp\MyApp\bin\Debug\MyApp.exe" KeyPath="yes" Checksum="yes"></File>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
<Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="EA549460-4D98-4B09-B621-D4F1AA12A617">
<Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" Name="WinDemoApp"
Description="My Win Installer sample"
Target="[APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY]MyApp.exe"
WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"/>
<RemoveFolder Id ="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\WinDemoApp" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<!--<Icon Id="bug.ico" SourceFile="bug.ico"/>
<Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="bug.ico" />-->
<Feature Id="MyApplication" Title="WinDemoApp" Level="1">
<!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this ComponentRef element and the Component above in order to add resources to this installer. -->
<ComponentRef Id="MyApp.exe"/>
<ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut"/>
<!--<MergeRef Id="MyModule"/>-->
<!-- Note: The following ComponentGroupRef is required to pull in generated authoring from project references. -->
</Feature>
</Product>
The MyModuleDirectory directory element shouldn't have a name attribute. Also your Merge element should probably be nested underneath the ApplicationProgramsFolder directory. Where it's now it'll go to [ProgramFilesFolder].
Take a look at Industrial Strength Windows Installer XML.
Even if you don't want to use the tool, it's own installer is setup exactly the way you are setting up yours with merge modules consumed by a product.
I have an app that is being installed with WiX 3 - most of the install works fine by now, but trying to get the desktop shortcut to work seems to cost me my mind...
I have my app being installed and I already have a shortcut on the Start Menu folder - works just fine. But how do I get the desktop shortcut up and running?
<Product Id="*" Name="....." UpgradeCode="MY-GUID">
<Package Id="*" InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" />
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="foobar.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<Property Id="ALLUSERS">1</Property>
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
<Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="FooBar"/>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" SourceName="Desktop"/>
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
<Directory Id="FoobarDir" Name="FOOBAR">
<Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="FooApp">
<Component Id="MainFiles" Guid=".....">
<File Id="FooMainApp" Source="FooMainApp.exe" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
....
<!-- this shortcut here works just fine ... -->
<DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
<Component Id="AppShortcut" Guid="...">
<Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut"
Name="FooBarApp" Description="..."
Target="[INSTALLLOCATION]FooMainApp.exe"
WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION"/>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
<!-- but this shortcut here never seems to work .. ... -->
<DirectoryRef Id="DesktopFolder">
<Component Id="DesktopShortcut" Guid="....." >
<Shortcut Id="DesktopAppShortcut"
Advertise="no"
Name="FooBarApp" Description="...."
Target="[INSTALLLOCATION]FooMainApp.exe"
WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION"/>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
The errors I keep getting are:
ICE18: KeyPath for Component:
'DesktopShortcut' is Directory:
'DesktopFolder'. The
Directory/Component pair must be
listed in the CreateFolders table.
ICE38: Component DesktopShortcut
installs to user profile. It must use
a registry key under HKCU as its
KeyPath, not a file.
ICE43: Component
DesktopShortcut has non-advertised
shortcuts. It should use a registry
key under HKCU as its KeyPath, not a
file.
I do not understand what on earth WiX 3 / Windows Installer is trying to tell me here.... anyone??
Both components, AppShortcut and DesktopShortcut, are in fact part of the "main" feature - I don't see any issue there. I can't figure out what on earth could be wrong here....
Update: ok, so I added some registry key stuff to my desktop shortcut
<Component Id="DesktopShortcut" Guid="BF3587B4-F52E-411E-8814-CFCBF8201C0D">
<RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Foo Inc\FooBarApp\Installed"
Action="createAndRemoveOnUninstall">
<RegistryValue Name="DTSC" Value="1" Type="integer" KeyPath="yes"/>
</RegistryKey>
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="DesktopFolder"
Name="FooBar" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Icon="foobar.ico"
Target="[INSTALLOCATION]FooMainApp.exe"/>
</Component>
now the ICE messages are gone, but when I try to install the app, I get Error 1909 - the target folder doesn't exist, or you do not have permission to write to it (or something like that)
Update 2: the above sample code provided does work on Win XP, but it keeps failing on Win Server 2003 :-( Any further ideas??
Here's a working example from our live production code...
<Fragment>
<Component Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" Guid="*">
<RegistryValue Id="RegShortcutDesktop" Root="HKCU"
Key="SOFTWARE\ACME\settings" Name="DesktopSC" Value="1"
Type="integer" KeyPath="yes" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopSC" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]MyApp.exe"
Directory="DesktopFolder" Name="My Application"
Icon="$(var.product).ico" IconIndex="0"
WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" Advertise="no"/>
</Component>
</Fragment>
This is based on #saschabeaumont's answer, but hopefully with some extra helpful hints for us WiX beginners (is it a nightmare for everybody to learn???).
First, create a fragment that contains the shortcut details itself:
<Fragment>
<Component Id="DesktopShortcut" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" Guid="*">
<RegistryValue Id="RegShortcutDesktop"
Root="HKCU"
Key="Software\Company\ApplicationName"
Name="DesktopSC"
Value="1"
Type="integer"
KeyPath="yes" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopSC"
Target="[INSTALLFOLDER]ApplicationName.exe"
WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER"
Icon="icon.ico"
Directory="DesktopFolder"
Name="ApplicationName"
Advertise="no"/>
</Component>
</Fragment>
Next, note that this fragment will need including in the Product element, like this:
<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="Your Application Title" Level="1">
...
<ComponentRef Id="DesktopShortcut" />
</Feature>
The ProductFeature will likely contain other fragments, such as files, and the program menu shortcut fragment.
Also, the DesktopFolder will need a reference in the TARGETDIR directory element (which will very likely contain other folders, such as ProgramMenuFolder as you require), like this:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
...
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" Name="Desktop"/>
</Directory>
Each of these ICE messages is basically complaining about the same thing: a component installing a shortcut should have a registry entry as its keypath. To fix this, add something like this to the component:
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\MyCompany\MyApplicationName"
Name="desktopShortcut" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
The same goes for the component installing the start menu shortcut. Take a look at the related wix documentation sample about creating a shortcut.
My purpose is to create an internet shortcut link and put to desktop. Here is the code that works for me:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
<Product Id="09F1B63D-FB03-43FD-A326-FD49F93D00C8" Name="TestProduct" Language="1033" Version="0.0.0.1" Manufacturer="WixEdit" UpgradeCode="6B2F9AB4-73A6-45CB-9EC4-590D1AAA6779">
<Package Description="Test file in a Product" Comments="Simple test" InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" />
<Media Id="1" Cabinet="simple.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles">
<Directory Name="AAAA" Id="AAABBB">
<Component Id="AAAA">
<File Id="AAAA.EXE" Name="AAAA.exe" Source="U:\web\bin\x86\Release\AAAA.exe" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder">
<Component Id="StartMenuShortcuts" Guid="E8EDD7BC-9762-4C3D-8341-FAEC983D318A">
<RemoveFolder Id="ProgramMenuDir" On="uninstall" />
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Type="string" Value="" />
<util:InternetShortcut Id="WebsiteShortcut" Name="AAAA Website" Target="http://www.AAAA.com" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<Feature Id="DefaultFeature" Title="Main Feature" Level="1">
<ComponentRef Id="StartMenuShortcuts" />
<ComponentRef Id="AAAA" />
</Feature>
<UI />
</Product>
</Wix>
NOTE: you need to add the following to your candle and light command lines: -ext WiXUtilExtension
Not sure if this was available back in 2010, but this is how I do it in WiX 3.7:
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="DesktopFolder" SourceName="Desktop" />
<Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder">
<Component Id="MyExeComponent" Guid="{PUT-GUID-HERE}">
<File Id="MyExeFile" Source="$(var.ExeSourcePath)" KeyPath="yes">
<Shortcut
Id="DesktopShortcut"
Directory="DesktopFolder"
Name="$(var.ShortcutName)"
WorkingDirectory="MergeRedirectFolder" />
</File>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>