Re: [WiX-users] Directory ID and Path Question

[Douglas W. <dw...@ad...>]

Rob,

Thanks.  That helps.  I have a related question...

I want to set permission on an existing file.  Using the property as the
directory ID I can easily get to the directory but it is unclear to me
how to use the <File> element (or if I should) to specify as existing
file.  Since I want to use the <Permission> element I assume it would be
a child of a <File> element. I just can't figure out which attributes
are needed (for the file element).

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Doug Watts

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From: Rob Mensching [mailto:Rob...@mi...]=20
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:06 PM
To: Douglas Watts; wix...@li...
Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Directory ID and Path Question

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Yeah:
http://blogs.msdn.com/robmen/archive/2006/10/17/deciphering-the-msi-dire
ctory-table-part-7-directories-are-properties.aspx

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I think part 8 (or maybe part 9) will have an example that does just
this.

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From: wix...@li...
[mailto:wix...@li...] On Behalf Of Douglas
Watts
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:55 AM
To: wix...@li...
Subject: [WiX-users] Directory ID and Path Question

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Let's say that I read a path from the registry.  The absolute path is
read into a property.  I want to set permissions on a specific file in
that directory.

Can I use the property (whose value I read from the registry) as the ID
of a Directory element?

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Doug Watts

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