"savi_hk" <savihk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D3DD7084-710D-4165-9D08-BC0FA46572D8@microsoft.com...
> TARGETDIR is used in VS 2003, because of which only, I wasa able to create
> my
> own target directory during installation. But the problem I'm facing is, I
> was not able to map this target directory to a virtual directory. Is
> there
> any other settings, that needs to be done to my msi file using orca? Or
> is
> there any other way to achieve the same thing?
>
> Are there any help files available on MSI properties?
>
>
> "Phil Wilson" wrote:
>
>> TARGETDIR isn't used in VS 2003 web projects. The property is TARGETVDIR
>> .
>> --
>> --
>> Phil Wilson
>> [MVP Windows Installer]
>>
>> "savi_hk" <savi_hk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D991F7DF-DE01-40FC-A6C2-535A7B42E3D1@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > I created a Web setup project using VS 2003 and edited the output
>> > msi
>> > file using Orcas to 'Add Physical Location Option for the target
>> > directory'.
>> > I followed the same steps as mentioned in
>> > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/ChangeVDirWebSetupProject.asp
>> > (with
>> > minor changes in specifying Control_Next in Control table as my setup
>> > was
>> > created using VS 2003).
>> >
>> > When I install using the edited msi file, I can all my files in the
>> > proper
>> > target directory, as specified during installation, but the virtual
>> > directory
>> > is never created. This problem is only with the VS 2003 setup, but not
>> > with
>> > VS 2005. What changes needs to be done for VS 2003 setup files?
>>
>>
>>