Sometimes the internet is totally awesome and other times it’s a complete morass of “how come I can’t find anything?” Recently, I needed to build a quick installer that did nothing more than install new virtual directory under the ubiquitous Default Web Site. I thought installing a basic web site would have been a very common task and was sure there were fifty to sixty examples out there in the blogsphere. However, the internet failed me, which has to be the first time in recorded history that’s ever happened.
Fortunately, there was enough documentation out there that pointed me in the right direction. What’s below is the core .WXS file for an installer that meets the following requirements:
· Verifies that IIS is installed
· Finds the physical path for the Default Web Site
· Installs a specifically named virtual directory under Default Web Site
· Installs the files into a named directory under the Default Web Site physical path
As you can see, the WiX 3.5 code isn’t that exciting, but I thought it would be useful for new WiX developers to see and better yet, steal. Here’s the download for the entire project.
<?xml version=“1.0“ encoding=“UTF-8“?>
<Wix xmlns=“http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi“
xmlns:iis=“http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension“>
<?define ProductUpgradeCode=”da7c5352-634c-408c-ad5c-5ff806106378″?>
<?define InstallVersion=”1.0.0.0″?>
<Product Id=“*“
Name=“Basic Web App Install Example“
Language=“1033“
Version=“$(var.InstallVersion)“
Manufacturer=“John Robbins/Wintellect“
UpgradeCode=“$(var.ProductUpgradeCode)“>
<Package Id=“*“
Description=“A simple web site installation“
Comments=“Just showing how it works.“
Manufacturer=“John Robbins/Wintellect“
InstallerVersion=“300“
Languages=“1033“
Compressed=“yes“
SummaryCodepage=“1252“
InstallPrivileges=“elevated“/>
<MajorUpgrade Schedule=“afterInstallInitialize“
DowngradeErrorMessage=“A later version of [ProductName] is
already installed. Setup will now exit.“/>
<Property Id=“IIS_MAJOR_VERSION“>
<RegistrySearch Id=“CheckIISVersion“
Root=“HKLM“
Key=“SOFTWAREMicrosoftInetStp“
Name=“MajorVersion“
Type=“raw“ />
</Property>
<Condition Message=“IIS must be installed“>
Installed OR IIS_MAJOR_VERSION
</Condition>
<Property Id=“IISROOT“>
<RegistrySearch Id=“IISROOT“
Type=“directory“
Root=“HKLM“
Key=“SoftwareMicrosoftInetStp“
Name=“PathWWWRoot“ />
</Property>
<Condition Message=“IIS does not appear to be installed correctly, the
root directory is not set.“>
Installed OR IISROOT
</Condition>
<Media Id=“1“ Cabinet=“media1.cab“ EmbedCab=“yes“ />
<Directory Id=‘TARGETDIR‘ Name=‘SourceDir‘>
<Directory Id=“IISROOT“ Name=‘WebDir‘>
<Directory Id=‘INSTALLDIR‘
Name=‘BasicWeb‘>
<Component Id=“WebVirtualDirComponent“
Guid=“D814F88F-6E0C-4365-A411-2F9807522C3D“>
<iis:WebVirtualDir Id=“VDir“
Alias=“BasicWeb“
Directory=“INSTALLDIR“
WebSite=“DefaultWebSite“>
<iis:WebApplication Id=“TestWebApplication“
Name=“BasicWeb“ />
</iis:WebVirtualDir>
<CreateFolder/>
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
<iis:WebSite Id=‘DefaultWebSite‘
Description=‘Default Web Site‘
Directory=‘INSTALLDIR‘>
<iis:WebAddress Id=“AllUnassigned“ Port=“80“ />
</iis:WebSite>
<Feature Id=‘TestProductFeature‘ Title=‘Wix File Product Feature‘ Level=‘1‘>
<ComponentRef Id=‘WebVirtualDirComponent‘ />
<ComponentGroupRef Id=‘BASICWEBAPPFILES‘/>
</Feature>
</Product>
</Wix>
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