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MSI Deployment Issues

I've successfullycreated my TemplateSetup.msi file. However, when installing my template from the setup.msi file, I get a popup stating:

The file aAlpha.config could not be foundwithin the project templates. Continuing to run, but the resulting project may not build properly.

This file is in a folder called Config. The folder is copied over successfully but aAlpha and the other config files located in that folder all pop up the same error message.

I have config files located in the root of the website and they are also giving the same pop up message of not being found.

I also get the message for my MyMaster.Master page, but the MyMaster.master.vb file is copied over without any issues.

Does anyone know why this would be happening and how to resolve the issue?

Thanks,

Kosmo

Kosmo007  Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:02 PM
Are you using the GAT-generated VS Setup project to produce the MSI right?

On installation on a client machine to which folder are you installing your guidance package?

Look into that folder, you should find a "Templates" folder containing all of your .vstemplates, .xxproj and related files. Make sure every needed file is in there. My guess is that:

1) you may have a .vstemplate or .xxproj file pointing to the wrong files (non-existent files)

or

2) the files references in those files may be ok but they may not exists on disk on the above mentioned folder.

HTH,
-Victor.
vga  Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:13 PM
Are you using the GAT-generated VS Setup project to produce the MSI right?

On installation on a client machine to which folder are you installing your guidance package?

Look into that folder, you should find a "Templates" folder containing all of your .vstemplates, .xxproj and related files. Make sure every needed file is in there. My guess is that:

1) you may have a .vstemplate or .xxproj file pointing to the wrong files (non-existent files)

or

2) the files references in those files may be ok but they may not exists on disk on the above mentioned folder.

HTH,
-Victor.
vga  Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:13 PM

Victor,

I figured it out. It was actually something much more foolish/stupid on my part.

Each of those files were marked Build Action = none instead of content.

I assumed everything was fine since I registered the package and tried to create a solution, all the files were there. But when I unregistered it and ran the msi setup, the files were not showing up.

Thanks for your help. I still have one issue in setting a project reference to my class library in my website project but that is listed on another thread here.

Kosmo

Kosmo007  Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:33 PM

Glad it's working now!


I'll take a look at your other thread now.

vga  Friday, January 19, 2007 4:56 AM

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