"Steve McLellan" <sjm.NOSPAM AT fixerlabs DOT com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to add a file multiple times to an Installer project and
get
> the MSI compiler not to package that file multiple times? It seems to me
> it'd make more sense for it just to set up four locations to install a
> single file to, rather than packing the file four times each with its own
> installation location. At least with my settings, the former seems to be
> happening. Any help much appreciated because delving around in Orca is a
> soul destroying experience.
>
> Steve
>
>

"Steve McLellan" <sjm.NOSPAM AT fixerlabs DOT com> wrote in message
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> OK, thought as much. It swells the file size unacceptably. Presumably this
> can be done either manually or using one of the commercial tools out
there.
>
> "Phil Wilson" <Phil.Wilson@unisys.spamcom> wrote in message
> news:ufxVvhVLEHA.2400@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > There isn't a way to do that in the IDE, so unless having the file four
> > times is a problem, just let it do it.
> > --
> > Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
> > ----
> > "Steve McLellan" <sjm.NOSPAM AT fixerlabs DOT com> wrote in message
> > news:uJxaquRLEHA.3300@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Is there a way to add a file multiple times to an Installer project
and
> > get
> > > the MSI compiler not to package that file multiple times? It seems to
me
> > > it'd make more sense for it just to set up four locations to install a
> > > single file to, rather than packing the file four times each with its
> own
> > > installation location. At least with my settings, the former seems to
be
> > > happening. Any help much appreciated because delving around in Orca is
a
> > > soul destroying experience.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Phil Wilson" <Phil.Wilson@unisys.spamcom> wrote in message
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> There isn't a way to do that in the IDE, so unless having the file four
> times is a problem, just let it do it.
> --
> Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
> ----
> "Steve McLellan" <sjm.NOSPAM AT fixerlabs DOT com> wrote in message
> news:uJxaquRLEHA.3300@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a way to add a file multiple times to an Installer project and
> get
> > the MSI compiler not to package that file multiple times? It seems to me
> > it'd make more sense for it just to set up four locations to install a
> > single file to, rather than packing the file four times each with its
own
> > installation location. At least with my settings, the former seems to be
> > happening. Any help much appreciated because delving around in Orca is a
> > soul destroying experience.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
>
>

"Phil Wilson" <Phil.Wilson@unisys.spamcom> wrote in message
news:ud77YCYLEHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I don't think it's all that common in 3rd party tools. MSI would need a
lot
> of new infrastructure for dealing with upgrades, updates, msp patches,
> having the file used by features that could be uininstalled, what
installer
> component to associate it with, what to repair, etc. If it's a
side-by-side
> thing (or assembly etc) there might be a way to re-arrange folder
structures
> to minimize requirements for that file everywhere, but you've probably
> looked at that already.
> --
> Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
> ----
> "Steve McLellan" <sjm.NOSPAM AT fixerlabs DOT com> wrote in message
> news:#rH4WLWLEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > OK, thought as much. It swells the file size unacceptably. Presumably
this
> > can be done either manually or using one of the commercial tools out
> there.
> >
> > "Phil Wilson" <Phil.Wilson@unisys.spamcom> wrote in message
> > news:ufxVvhVLEHA.2400@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > There isn't a way to do that in the IDE, so unless having the file
four
> > > times is a problem, just let it do it.
> > > --
> > > Phil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer]
> > > ----
> > > "Steve McLellan" <sjm.NOSPAM AT fixerlabs DOT com> wrote in message
> > > news:uJxaquRLEHA.3300@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way to add a file multiple times to an Installer project
> and
> > > get
> > > > the MSI compiler not to package that file multiple times? It seems
to
> me
> > > > it'd make more sense for it just to set up four locations to install
a
> > > > single file to, rather than packing the file four times each with
its
> > own
> > > > installation location. At least with my settings, the former seems
to
> be
> > > > happening. Any help much appreciated because delving around in Orca
is
> a
> > > > soul destroying experience.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>