How to build a bootstrapper for multiple MSI files?

Question

I've got following problem: With WiX 3.7 I have built an installer which creates several localized MSI files, for example:

..\bin\x86\Release\en-us\myProject.msi
..\bin\x86\Release\fr-fr\myProject.msi
..\bin\x86\Release\de-de\myProject.msi

Furthermore, I created a Burn bootstrapper project which should ensure that .NET 4.5 is installed:

...
<Chain>
    <PackageGroupRef Id="NetFx45Web"/>      
    <MsiPackage SourceFile="$(var.myProject.TargetPath)"></MsiPackage>
</Chain>
...

Now I have expected that the Burn bootstrapper project creates:

..\bin\x86\Release\en-us\myProject.exe
..\bin\x86\Release\fr-fr\myProject.exe
..\bin\x86\Release\de-de\myProject.exe

but MsiPackage expects a single file.

Is it generally possible to make the Burn project work as I expect?

If this is not the case, is it possible to get to know how the exact name of the created MSI file? I can not hard code the MSI file name, because the output name can vary.

Dusan Plavak Dusan Plavak · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-16T13:19:00

I don't think that this is possible... If you are using MSBuild or something similar you can build it as you're building your MSI packages.

Or you can use a simple script which will call candle.exe with parameter -dYOUR_VARIABLE=myProject.msi.

See Working with MSBuild for more information.

How to build a bootstrapper for multiple MSI files?

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