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Specifying Merge Module Source Directories

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During MSI to WSI Conversion, merge modules are extracted from the .MSI to the
default source directory specified on the Welcome page. The source files are pulled from
the source directory when the .WSI is compiled. On the Merge Module Sources page,
you can override the default source directory for specific merge modules.
See MSI to WSI Conversion
You can override the default source directory in the following ways:
Change Source Directory
Extract merge modules to a directory other than the default directory.
Replace With Local File
Select merge modules on your computer to replace the merge modules in the .MSI.
The merge modules you select on your computer must have identical GUIDs as
those you are replacing.
Search Module Directories
Search for merge modules by GUID in all the merge module directories defined in
Wise Options.
Reset to Default
After changing the source path through any of the above methods, you can reset a
merge module to its default, which is to extract to the default source directory.
To change the directory to which merge modules will be extracted
1. On the Merge Module Sources page, select one or more merge modules.
2. Click Change Path and select Change Source Directory.
The Select Directory dialog box appears.
3. Select a directory and click OK. The merge modules you selected will be extracted to
this directory instead of the default source directory.
4. Complete the .MSI to .WSI Conversion wizard.
To replace merge modules with merge modules on your computer by
specifying the merge module location
1. On the Merge Module Sources page, select one or more merge modules to replace.
2. Click Change Path and select Replace With Local File.
If multiple merge modules are selected, the Select Directory dialog box appears. If
one merge module is selected, the Choose Replacement Merge Module dialog box
appears.
3. Select either a directory or a specific merge module:
On the Select Directory dialog box, select the directory that contains
replacement merge modules for all the merge modules you have selected and
click OK. Merge modules are matched by GUID, a unique identifier attached to
Windows Installer files, rather than by name. If the search is unsuccessful, a
dialog box lists the merge modules that were not found.
On the Choose Replacement Merge Module dialog box, specify the merge
module to replace the selected merge module. You must specify a merge
module whose GUID matches the GUID of the original merge module; otherwise
an error occurs.
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