Question

I have a WIX project and would like to execute a .exe when all the files are copied. But I don’t want this .exe to be “installed”. How can I do that? The reason is, that my installer drops file in a virtual folder in IIS and letting the .exe there after the install is not an option.

Answer 1

I opted to have the file sitting in a folder inaccessible via IIS, so that every installer that needs to run the .exe during the installation process points there. Ex:

<Property Id="EXEAPPLOCATION">
      <DirectorySearch Id="mpfAppFolder" Depth="1" Path="C:\Program Files\mypath\Tools\">
        <FileSearch Id="my.exe" Name="my.exe"  />
      </DirectorySearch>
    </Property>


    <CustomAction Id="RunExecutable" 
                  Property="EXEAPPLOCATION" 
                  ExeCommand='-source="c:\test.txt"'
                  Execute="deferred" 
                  Return="check" 
                  Impersonate="no"/>