None of the above (er, below). It needs to be IconStrawberry.exe, no brackets. That is, an exact match for the Icon/@Id value.
The file IconStrawberry.exe will be included in a stream in the installer database, and at install time will be copied into a special folder under C:\Windows\Installer (although you should not rely on this). That's why you should keep the size of this file down as far as possible. -- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cryptonomicon Sent: 06 November 2007 00:38 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Re ferring to Icon in an exe - How is it done? Hi Mike this is all non advertised but I still don't understand. What do I need to type? I have the file with a reference id of File_ClientExe do I use square brackets or no brackets, exclamation marks, dollar sign or hash mark. do I need to put an index to the icon and if so is the first icon icon 0 or 1, is the reference to the icon placed inside the brackets or outside [File_ClientExe],0 or [File_ClientExe,0] which of "File_ClientExe", "!File_ClientExe", "$(File_ClientExe)", "#File_ClientExe" ,"[File_ClientExe]", "[!File_ClientExe]" , "[!File_ClientExe] ,0","[File_ClientExe] ,0","[#File_ClientExe] ,0" or a thousand other combinations do I use I am afraid I need things to be spelt out real slowly assuming I know nothing -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cryptonomicon Sent: 05 November 2007 23:49 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Re ferring to Icon in an exe - How is it done? What is teh syntax to refer to an icon in an exe? I have an exe in one fragment <File Id="File_ClientExe" Name="StrawberryFields.exe" Source="$(var.ClientRoot)StrawberryFields.exe" Checksum="no" ReadOnly="yes"> <Shortcut Id="StartMenuStrawberry" Directory="DocumentMenuDir" Name="StrawberryFields Client" WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="StrawberryFields.exe" IconIndex="0" /> </File> that contains the icon I want to use In my main module I have an icon <Icon Id="IconStrawberry.exe" SourceFile="[File_ClientExe],0" /> but the linker cant find the exe. I have tried a variety of formats "[!File_ClientExe],0" "[File_ClientExe],0" "File_ClientExe,0" but am having no luck. I don't want to hard code the path to the exe Is there a definition of the language syntax somewhere - there are bits and pieces around - but I have spent three days on this and am getting nowhere -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Referring-to-Icon-in-an-exe---How-is-it-done--tf475524 1.html#a13598254 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Referring-to-Icon-in-an-exe---How-is-it-done--tf475524 1.html#a13598765 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
