vdproj2wix v1.0

Introduction

This PowerShell script (vdproj2wix.ps1) is a very simple one for converting a Visual Studio setup project (aka a .vdproj file) into a WiX format one (i.e. a .wxs file). Although there are other more fully featured tools for creating a .wxs file, such as from an existing MSI binary, I wanted something that gave me a bare bones .wxs file that ignored all the boilerplate code that Visual Studio adds by default. As a server-side chappy all the MSI installers I create are simple ones designed to deploy a bunch of files into a folder - this script targets that scenario.

Releases

Stable releases are formally packaged and made available from my Win 32 tools page: http://www.chrisoldwood.com/win32.htm

The latest code is available from my GitHub repo: https://github.com/chrisoldwood/vdproj2wix

Documentation

There is a manual: vdproj2wix.html.

Contact Details

Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.chrisoldwood.com

Chris Oldwood 31st October 2011