Jeff: I use WiX 2 with Visual Studio 2003 & 2005. In my IDE, I use a Macro that gets invoked by a defined keystoke-combo shortcut.
I got the instructions from the WiX Tutorial. David Adams MSN MessengerID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] '--Imports EnvDTE '--Imports System.Diagnostics '--Public Module GetGUID '-- Sub InsertGuid() '-- Dim objTextSelection As TextSelection '-- objTextSelection = CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection(), EnvDTE.TextSelection) '-- objTextSelection.Text = System.Guid.NewGuid.ToString.ToUpper(New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en", False)) '-- End Sub --End Module >From: Jeff MacDuff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >Subject: [WiX-users] Best way to generate GUIDS ? >Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:59:38 -0700 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from lists-outbound.sourceforge.net ([66.35.250.225]) by >bay0-mc5-f2.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2444); Mon, 16 >Oct 2006 08:07:38 -0700 >Received: from sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net (unknown [10.3.1.93])by >sc8-sf-spam2.sourceforge.net (Postfix) with ESMTPid 5756D13FBA; Mon, 16 Oct >2006 08:07:37 -0700 (PDT) >Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net >([10.3.1.91]helo=mail.sourceforge.net)by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net >with esmtp (Exim 4.43)id 1GZU3x-00059L-Ttfor >wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:07:33 -0700 >Received: from mailb.microsoft.com ([131.107.115.215] >helo=smtp.microsoft.com)by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps >(TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 4.44)id 1GZU3v-0003Au-FVfor >wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:07:33 -0700 >Received: from mailout5.microsoft.com (157.54.69.148) >byTK5-EXGWY-E802.partners.extranet.microsoft.com (10.251.56.168) >withMicrosoft SMTP Server id 8.0.665.7; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:07:25 -0700 >Received: from tuk-hub-01.redmond.corp.microsoft.com ([157.54.70.27]) >bymailout5.microsoft.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2786);Mon, 16 Oct >2006 08:07:24 -0700 >Received: from tk5-exhub-c104.redmond.corp.microsoft.com ([157.54.70.185]) >bytuk-hub-01.redmond.corp.microsoft.com over TLS secured channel >withMicrosoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:07:23 -0700 >Received: from win-imc-01.wingroup.windeploy.ntdev.microsoft.com >(157.54.0.39)by tk5-exhub-c104.redmond.corp.microsoft.com (157.54.70.185) >withMicrosoft SMTP Server id 8.0.665.7; Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:00:14 -0700 >Received: from >WIN-MSG-20.wingroup.windeploy.ntdev.microsoft.com([157.54.62.24]) by >win-imc-01.wingroup.windeploy.ntdev.microsoft.comwithMicrosoft >SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2786); Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:00:14 -0700 >X-Message-Info: LsUYwwHHNt00jx73kOdg8fZuwqjZwDZe/I/+kem73ns= >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 >Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message >X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Best way to generate >GUIDS ? >Thread-Index: AcbxM7PFUOl3f0+pQSuYBe24SMCkHg== >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Oct 2006 15:00:14.0770 >(UTC)FILETIME=[C9311120:01C6F133] >X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) >X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by sourceforge.net.See >http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details.Report problems >tohttp://sf.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=1&atid=2000010.0 HTML_MESSAGE > BODY: HTML included in message >X-BeenThere: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8 >Precedence: list >List-Id: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML >toolset."<wix-users.lists.sourceforge.net> >List-Unsubscribe: ><https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users>,<mailto:[EMAIL >PROTECTED]> >List-Archive: ><http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=wix-users> >List-Post: <mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Subscribe: ><https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users>,<mailto:[EMAIL >PROTECTED]> >Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This is probably a dumb question, but what's the best way to generate >GUIDS for component IDS for a wix file? > > > >I have an existing file I need to go add a bunch of features too.. >what's the proper way to generate all those new GUID's I need? > > > >Thanks, > >Jeff > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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