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Tobias Moe Thorstensen
Tobias Moe Thorstensen

Reputation: 8981

Editing files using WiX toolset

I have a .svc file which I would like to modify during installation of my application. Normally when editing xml files using wix, we use the XmlFile option. How can I add text to this .svc file using WiX toolset? Do I need to create a custom action?

<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="Certificate.Server.HelloService" CodeBehind="HelloService.svc.cs" %>

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1960

Answers (1)

Nikolay
Nikolay

Reputation: 12245

Yes, you assumption is correct - you need a custom action to do that. There are WIX extensions available that can do that, I believe I have seen some on github (text replacement by regex).

But it is probably better to avoid "edit file" operation on installation - it may prevent self-repair for example. Common practice is to install "stock" package using MSI, and then have another "configuration" wizard (written by you) that will configure your program.

Upvotes: 3

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