title: Looking for a simple way to include all files in a project's BIN folder in my MSI
body: <p>I have many files (hundreds) in my project's output BIN folder. I simply need to have an installer to include the files in the bin folder in an MSI installer.</p>
  
  <p>In my WIX installer project, I have the following target to use the harvest tool and generate a list of all files in a bin folder, later on, I reference them in my WIX definitions:</p>
  
  <pre><code>  &lt;Target Name="GenerateHeat"&gt;
      &lt;HeatDirectory Directory="..\MyApp\bin\Debug" 
         PreprocessorVariable="var.HeatPath" OutputFile="HarvestedFiles.wxs"
         ComponentGroupName="HarvestedFiles" DirectoryRefId="FOLDER1" 
         AutogenerateGuids="true" ToolPath="$(WixToolPath)" 
         SuppressFragments="true" SuppressRegistry="true" SuppressRootDirectory="true" /&gt;
    &lt;/Target&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there any way to simply include all files in a bin folder and include them in the MSI without generating the intermediate file list? I prefer to specify the BIN folder name and WIX includes them in a <code>&lt;ComponentGroup&gt;</code>, so I can reference it in my <code>&lt;Product&gt;</code></p>
  
  <p><strong>Update and clarification</strong></p>
  
  <p>This question is not about how MSI works. This is about how WIX can copy the content of a folder into an MSI without specifying every single file name in a <code>&lt;Component&gt;</code> and <code>&lt;File&gt;</code> sandwich. </p>