Re: [WiX-users] Source file not found error - setupbld related

[Rob M. <ro...@ro...>]

You probably have an external cabinet for your MSI that you need to include
in the bootstrapper as well. If you use a Bundle to create the
bootstrapper, the toolset will automatically find all the external pieces
of your MSI. Otherwise, you have to track it all yourself.


On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Dave Gilmour (FET) <da...@fe...> wrote:

> I just started using WiX last week.  I've managed to create a wxs file
> and successfully compile it into an msi file.  The msi file seems to
> work fine by double clicking on it.  I tried using setupbld to wrap the
> msi in a setup.exe, but when I attempt install using the generated .exe
> I get the following error message:
>
> Source file not found:
> C:\Users\dag\AppData\Local\Temp\{xxx...xxx}\cab1.cab
> Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.
>
> The file it is looking for does NOT exist in the indicated folder. All
> that is in there is my msi file.  I don't know what cab1.cab is.  I
> don't reference one in the wxs file.
>
> I generate the .exe using the following command:
>
> setupbld.exe -o <filename>.exe -m <filename>.msi -setup C:\Program Files
> (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin\setup.exe
>
> The wxs is very basic.  It installs two files in a destination folder,
> the path to which it determines by performing a RegistrySearch.
>
> Can anyone help me to understand what is going wrong?
>
> Not sure if seeing the wxs file would help, but I can provide that if
> needed.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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