How to include a full Direectory in Setup?

[GB]

Hi,
I use VS2003, (VB.Net)

I would like all the files of a given directory to be included by my setup
project (to distribute a bunch of application data files).

Of course I know how to do it one by one, but there are hundreds of files,
and worse, the content of the directory is often updated and modified, so I
want this inclusion to be automatic. no matter what files it contains and
how many files it involves at a given time.

How can I do that?

Thanks in advance.

GB

[Jacky Kwok]

GB wrote:

Hi,
I use VS2003, (VB.Net)

I would like all the files of a given directory to be included by my setup
project (to distribute a bunch of application data files).

Of course I know how to do it one by one, but there are hundreds of files,
and worse, the content of the directory is often updated and modified, so I
want this inclusion to be automatic. no matter what files it contains and
how many files it involves at a given time.

How can I do that?

Thanks in advance.

GB

You can drag the whole folder from windows explorer into the Setup
project filesystem.
Then, the folder and subfolder and files will be included in the Setup.

However, the update of the content of the directory will not be included
automatically.

--
Jacky Kwok
jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk
jacky@compose_DOT_com_DOT_hk

[GB]

Many thanks Jacky,

It helped, even if it does not solve the "automatic" part of the question. I
guess this is too much for this basic installer. I may have to use a "true"
installer.

Regards

GB

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GB wrote:

Hi,
I use VS2003, (VB.Net)

I would like all the files of a given directory to be included by my
setup project (to distribute a bunch of application data files).

Of course I know how to do it one by one, but there are hundreds of
files, and worse, the content of the directory is often updated and
modified, so I want this inclusion to be automatic. no matter what files
it contains and how many files it involves at a given time.

How can I do that?

Thanks in advance.

GB

You can drag the whole folder from windows explorer into the Setup project
filesystem.
Then, the folder and subfolder and files will be included in the Setup.

However, the update of the content of the directory will not be included
automatically.

--
Jacky Kwok
jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk
jacky@compose_DOT_com_DOT_hk