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‎Jun 17, 2010
09:23 AM
Binary table question
I have a Basic MSI project, and there are two binary files under the root of my project data folder. They are named NewBinary1 and NewBinary19. If I remove either file, there is an error when trying to build the MSI file. Are both of these necessary, or did I accidentally create a second binary file somehow?
Both are listed in the Binary table and are the same size. I just wanted to know if it is possible to have this binary data in one file rather than two, since it just seems messy to have two of them.
Both are listed in the Binary table and are the same size. I just wanted to know if it is possible to have this binary data in one file rather than two, since it just seems messy to have two of them.
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‎Jun 17, 2010
10:22 AM
Go to Additional Tools->Direct Editor and look at the Binary table to see what the values of those are.
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‎Jun 17, 2010
11:50 AM
I did look at the Binary table. It simply lists the name, the data (Binary Data), and the ISBuildSourcePath, which is \FileName. That doesn't really tell me anything.
I believe custom action data is written to these, but I was just wondering if there was a way to recreate the binary data files so I'd only have one instead of two. If that's not possible, it doesn't really hurt anything. I just would prefer to have one for the sake of simplicity and cleanliness in my project folder.
I believe custom action data is written to these, but I was just wondering if there was a way to recreate the binary data files so I'd only have one instead of two. If that's not possible, it doesn't really hurt anything. I just would prefer to have one for the sake of simplicity and cleanliness in my project folder.
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‎Jun 17, 2010
01:24 PM
You can reuse the same Binary, but if the file locations are different, it will create a new one.
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