Re: [WiX-users] Renaming a file during installation

[Arnette, B. <bi...@si...>]

You're probably better off either:

A) Copy the file from the template in a custom action.

OR

B) Have the application copy the file from the template to the user's
application data folder if it doesn't already exist.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix...@li...=20
> [mailto:wix...@li...] On Behalf Of=20
> Rob Hamflett
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:45 AM
> To: wix...@li...
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Renaming a file during installation
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> CopyFile has to live in a component, and it will now what the=20
> destination file is called.  You could=20
> end up with the two instances of the component installed, but=20
> each referring to a different file.=20
> If you uninstall one of the products it won't delete the file=20
> because there's another product that=20
> needs it.  If you remove the other product, it will delete=20
> one file, but leave the other.  You could=20
> also end up in trouble if the user performs a repair and you=20
> replace the wrong file.
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> Rob
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> Sorin Radulescu wrote:
> > Rob, thanks for your reply.
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> > I have this file that I want to rename that acts like a=20
> template and I have
> > to rename it based on the user's input. I don't see a=20
> problem if the user
> > specifies different names on each occasion - in fact this=20
> is how it should
> > work. Is any danger in this?
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> > Thank you,
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> > Sorin
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> > Rob Hamflett wrote:
> >> That sounds dangerous.  What if that component gets=20
> installed twice, but
> >> on each occasion the user=20
> >> specifies a different name?
> >>
> >> Rob
> >>
> >> Sorin Radulescu wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I am trying to rename a file that is coming with my=20
> installer. The new
> >>> name
> >>> of the file should be based on a value set by the user in=20
> one of the
> >>> dialogs. So far I've tried different combinations of File=20
> and CopyFile
> >>> but
> >>> with no luck.
> >>>
> >>> Is there a way to do this using WiX?
> >>>
> >>> My WiX version: 2.0.4611.0
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>>
> >>> Sorin
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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