Setup Project Change SourcePath of Content Files

Hi all,

Is it possible to change source path of content files in setup project? I need to copy some of files located in source directory to installation directory while installation.

Thanks in advance

I am not sure I follow you... What do you mean located in the source directory? (I imagine installation directory is your "Application Folder" in the "File System on Target Machine")

I might be completely wrong here but:

Have you tried creating a custom action? This can be in the form of a dll that can have an installer class that can copy files from one folder to another?

I have already created custom action project to copy files from source directory to installation directory. but it's causing problem when I repair application. I am not getting [SOURCEDIR] variable that I have set from CustomActionData.

/TARGETDIR="[TARGETDIR]\" /SOURCEDIR="[SOURCEDIR]\ "

Here is the code.

Code:

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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Configuration.Install;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;


namespace CustomInstallerProject
{
    [RunInstaller(true)]
    public partial class CopyFileInstaller : Installer
    {
        public CopyFileInstaller()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        public override void Install(IDictionary stateSaver)
        {
            base.Install(stateSaver);

            string targetDir = this.Context.Parameters["TARGETDIR"].Trim();
            string sourceDir =this.Context.Parameters["SOURCEDIR"].Trim();
            string dbFile =  "xyz.mdf";
            string dbFileLog = "xyz_log.ldf";
            string addressFile = "add.dll";

            bool succeeded = true;
            if (succeeded) CopyFile(sourceDir, targetDir + @"Data\", dbFile, false, "[ErrorCode: 11] Database file is missing. Please contact your vender.", "[ErrorCode: 12] Unexpected error occured while creating database. Please contact your vender.");
            if (succeeded) CopyFile(sourceDir, targetDir + @"Data\", dbFileLog, false, "[ErrorCode: 21] Database file is missing. Please contact your vender.", "[ErrorCode: 22] Unexpected error occured while creating database. Please contact your vender.");
            if (succeeded) CopyFile(sourceDir, targetDir, addressFile, true, "[ErrorCode: 31] Address file is missing. Please contact your vender.", "[ErrorCode: 32] Unexpected error occured while copying address file. Please contact your vender.");
        }

        private bool CopyFile(string sourceDir, string targetDir, string fileName, bool overwrite, string fileMissingMessage, string unexpectedErrorMessage)
        {
            bool result = true;
            try
            {
                if (!System.IO.File.Exists(sourceDir + fileName))
                {
                    result = false;
                    throw new InstallException(fileMissingMessage);
                }
                else
                {
                    bool copyFile = true;

                    if (System.IO.File.Exists(targetDir + fileName) && !overwrite)
                    {
                        copyFile = false;
                    }

                    if (copyFile)
                    {
                        System.IO.File.Copy(sourceDir + fileName, targetDir + fileName, overwrite);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                result = false;
                MessageBox.Show(sourceDir);
                throw new InstallException(unexpectedErrorMessage);
            }

            return result;
        }
    }
}

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