CreateFolder Element

Description

Create folder as part of parent Component.

Windows Installer references

CreateFolder Table

Parents

Component

Inner Text

None

Children

Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)

• Permission (min: 0, max: unbounded): ACL permission
• PermissionEx (min: 0, max: unbounded): Can also configure the ACLs for this folder.
• Shortcut (min: 0, max: unbounded): Non-advertised shortcut to this folder, Shortcut Target is preset to the folder
• Any Element (namespace='##other' processContents='Lax') Extensibility point in the WiX XML Schema. Schema extensions can register additional elements at this point in the schema.
  • PermissionEx

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Required
Directory	String	Identifier of Directory to create. Defaults to Directory of parent Component.

See Also

Wix Schema, RemoveFolder