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ZaHaDum1984
ZaHaDum1984

Reputation: 47

How to edit a .NET config file with WiX AFTER its installation

I need to change an entry of a .NET config file. The problem is that the App.config in the project folder needs to stay untouched, because otherwise the application won't work within the IDE anymore.

I need the installed .NET config file changed after its installation.

Whenever I try to reference that file and build my installer, i get an error that the file can't be found. Of course it can't be found there, because the installation folder doesn't exist, when I build the installer.

How can I achieve that goal?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 112

Answers (1)

Ritmo2k
Ritmo2k

Reputation: 1021

You are not saying how you are editing it, but WIX has two facilities for doing this properly. You can use XmlFile or XmlConfig. These are scheduled at the proper time by WIX for you. You can set the path to the file a few ways as they accept a formatted string, so you can use an expected installed path or the file id.

Upvotes: 1

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