Note, you can also override the default Product/@Codepage using a .wxl file. Helpful, when .wxl's bring in different character sets than the "default" Product.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mattias Åslund Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 14:34 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RegisterValue with int'l characters Ah, there is a PRODUCT Codepage too. Setting it to 1252 made wonders for the installer and the swedish character set! Thanks! > Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:11:13 -0700 > From: Rob Mensching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RegisterValue with int'l characters > > MSI files are not Unicode. Ensure you've set the codepage > (Product/@Codepage) to something that handles the characters. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mattias > ?slund > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 14:10 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] RegisterValue with int'l characters > > Hi all, > > I've just started using Wix and chose v3. Most of the installer works > great, but I have a specific problem with RegisterValue; > > When I use swedish characters in a RegisterValue statement, they end up as > question marks in the registry after installation. Example: > > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > <Component Id="regComp" Guid="PUT-GUID-HERE"> > <RegistryValue Root='HKLM' Key='Software\GraFu' Name='Part' > Type='string' Value='SSF?rger' /> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > </Fragment> > > Googling, I found someone having a similar problem with tab-characters, > but never any answers. Is there a simple solution to this? > > > Yours, > > Mattias ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
