RE: [WiX-users] Using CopyFile to copy directory tree recursively

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

AFAIK, those tables do not support recursive copy (I know that RemoveFiles
does not).  Instead, I think you'll need to create a CustomAction that adds
rows to the CopyFiles/MoveFiles table to do what you want.  Then the Windows
Installer will handle all the rollback/file in-use/failure cases for you.
Far easier than trying to write a recursive copy mechanism yourself.

-----Original Message-----
From: wix...@li...
[mailto:wix...@li...] On Behalf Of Robert Hamflett
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 2:52 AM
To: Wix Users
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using CopyFile to copy directory tree recursively

Unless your directories have a '.' in their name then the mask wouldn't 
match them would it?  Try '*' as the Sourcename, as that should match 
everything.

Rob


Leon Zandman wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Is it possible to use the CopyFile tag to copy a complete directory tree
>recursively? I currently use a custom action for this, but I'm
>experimenting doing this using the following statement in my WXS file:
>
><CopyFile Id="CopyFiles" DestinationProperty="INSTALLDIR"
>  SourceName="*.*" SourceProperty="LODEDIR" />
>
>When run this only copies the normal files (at the root level) from the
>directory specified in the LODEDIR property to the directory specified
>in the INSTALLDIR property. LODEDIR also contains several subdirectories
>and files. I want those be copied to INSTALLDIR also, but apparently the
>"*.*" doesn't include these.
>
>Does anybody know if it is possible to use CopyFile (or better: the
>MoveFiles table) to copy an entire directory tree from A to B?
>
>Greetings,
>
>Leon Zandman
>
>
>
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