Using WiX to create an IIS virtual directory

Question

I'd ask this on the WiX mailing list, but it seems to be down.

I have an application which is both a desktop app and a web app which runs locally. I've created a couple of basic WiX installers, but haven't yet used the IIS extension to create a virtual directory under IIS. I haven't been able to find a simple example of how to do this. All I need to do is create the virtual directory, set its port, and point it at a real directory which I'm creating with the rest of the installer.

A bonus would be enabling IIS on the machine if it's not already enabled, but I'm guessing that's not possible, and isn't a dealbreaker for me anyway.

If it matters, this installer will only be run on Vista machines.

Answer 1

Since the article mentioned by David seems lost, here is an example. This also creates an application in the virtual directory.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
     xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension">
    <Product Id="6f2b2358-YOUR-GUID-HERE-aa394e0a73a2" Name="WixProject" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="WixProject" UpgradeCode="225aa7b2-YOUR-GUID-HERE-110ef084dd72">
        <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" />

        <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" />

        <!-- Reference existing site at port 8080 -->
        <iis:WebSite Id="My.Site" Description="My Site">
            <iis:WebAddress Id="My.Web.Address" Port="8080"/>
        </iis:WebSite>

        <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
            <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
                <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="WixProject">
                    <Component Id="IIS.Component" Guid="{6FAD9EC7-YOUR-GUID-HERE-C8AF5F6F707F}" KeyPath="yes">
                        <iis:WebVirtualDir Id="My.VirtualDir" Alias="foo" Directory="INSTALLLOCATION" WebSite="My.Site">
                            <iis:WebApplication Id="My.Application1" Name="Web Application 1"/> 
                        </iis:WebVirtualDir>
                    </Component>

                </Directory>
            </Directory>
        </Directory>

        <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="WixProject" Level="1">
            <ComponentRef Id="IIS.Component" />
        </Feature>
    </Product>
</Wix>