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I want to include a folder in a setup project so that when I deploy that setup the complete folder is also deployed to the install location.
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Add a new Setup Project in your solution > right-click Application Folder > Add > Project Output… > 2). Add a new Setup Project in your solution > right-click Application Folder > Add > Project Output… >
In the Project Explorer view, right-click a folder name or white space and click New > Other. Expand General, select Folder, then click Next. In the New Folder dialog, select a parent project or folder.
Primary outputRight-click the Application Folder item and choose Add | Project Output to add the add-in's assembly to your setup project. In the Add Project Output Group dialog box, select the Primary Output item of your Add-in/RTD Server/Smart Tag project and click OK.
Adding The Include Directory Go to the Visual Studio Project Property Pages dialog (From the Project menu, select Properties, or right-click on the project in the Solution Explorer). Select Configuration Properties, C/C++, General, and then add $(PIXELINK_SDK_ROOT)\include to the Additional Include Directories field.
The answer is good because it gave me clue on how to fix my problem. I think that my requirement was slightly different. I had to include contents of another library project from the same solution. This seems to work fine for Console Applications/Web Sites, but Installer for some reason was not including it. There might be a better way, but this worked for me. In similar fashion, right click the setup project, and:
- Select "View" > "Custom Actions".
- Right click on "Install" folder and select "Add Custom Action".
- Double click on "Application Folder"
- Click on "Add Output..."
- Select the project from the dropdown and in my instance I selected "Content Files", OK it and give it a name.
This will include any resources, from the selected project marked as Content and that are marked for copying, into your installer.
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