WiX Managed Bootstrapper “Failed to resolve source for file” for .cab files

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I have an .msi package with 5 external .cab files in my bootstrapper application(not being compressed in my bootstrapper application, external) which installs well locally, and has DownloadUrl attribute for web-based installation.

But, when I execute my bootstrapper application without its .msi file and .cab files(not accompanied by them in the same folder, i.e., executed solely in a separate folder), it cannot download the .cab files although it can download the .msi file(log files says that).

So, I added <Payload> elements for each .cab file under <MsiPackage> element with DownloadUrl attributes set to their individual URL and Compressed attibutes set to no. And then, when I execute my boostrapper application solely, it downloads all its files well and installs well.

Should I manage all the <Payload> elements for .cab files in <MsiPakcage> manually? No automatic download for .cab files?

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wixburn

1 Answers

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I had written only .msi file path in DownloadUrl attribute of MsiPackage element. But in the source code of Wix Setup BA there was a substitution '{2}' meaning the file name of payload. I followed that and it solved the problem.

For more info see this link.