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Working With Source Paths
3. Complete the dialog box and click OK:
Name
Enter a new property name.
Value
Enter the directory path that currently contains the source files.
Example: Enter SourceFiles in the Name field and enter C:\Development in the
Value field. The directory path you enter here can be changed by command-
line options during compile.
To point source directories to the value of the property
1. Select Tools menu > Convert Source Paths.
The Convert Source Paths dialog box appears.
2. Select the source directory to change dynamically.
3. Click Change Selected Path.
The Change Selected Path dialog box appears.
4. Complete the dialog box:
Change to
Enter the name of the property, surrounded by square brackets. The property
name is case-sensitive. Example: [SourceFiles].
You can add other directories to the end of the property name to create other
locations. Example:
[SourceFiles]Libraries\Visual Basic
[SourceFiles]Libraries\C++
Change Sub-Directories
Mark this to change the subdirectories of the current directory.
5. Click OK.
The Change Source Directories to column displays the property name in brackets.
6. Click OK.
To change the source directory by compiling from the command line
1. Select Windows Start menu > Run.
The Run window appears.
2. Enter the following:
The path of the WfWI.exe program.
The path to the .WSI or .MSI to be compiled.
The command-line options to compile and set the property value.
Example: "C:\Program Files\Windows Installer Editor\WfWI.exe"
C:\Installers\Application.wsi /c /p SourceFiles="E:\Development\"
See
About Command Lines
on page 229 and
Source Paths in an Installation
on
page 318.
