It might be better to just use preprocessor variables in your WiX files and then pass in those values when you call the MSBuild NAnt task. In your wxs files use: $(var.Version) and then when calling MSBuild, set /property:DefineConstants=Version=1.0.1013.0. Then you don't have to use NAnt to change your source files, which is usually not a good idea with Source Code Control systems.
Justin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Paulsen Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:25 AM To: Scott Sam Cc: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] getting variables from nant to votive wix project Scott Sam wrote: > We have nant create the version number during the build. I would like > to use this in various places in the wix projects. Is there a way to do > this without setting environment variables? I'm using votive and just > using nant's msbuild task to build the solution. I don't want to use > environment variables because there could be multiple versions building > at the same time. Since you are using nant for the version number, you can use the xmlpoke task to put the value right into your wxs, like this: <xmlpoke file="MyInstaller.wxs" xpath="/wix:Wix/wix:Product/@Version" value="${buildnumber.version}"> <namespaces> <namespace prefix="wix" uri="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"/> </namespaces> </xmlpoke> -- Jeff Paulsen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
