it was so simple. if i include my *.wxi in ervery fragment all works fine. Brian Rogers schrieb: > Hey Kai-Uwe, > > I imagine that the varible definations are not correctly declared in your > wixproj file. What you have listed below should work with $(var.xxx). The > !(loc.xxx) and !(wix.xxx) is used later by lit or light to replace the > variables for localization or wixlibs. > > Thanks, > > Brian Rogers > "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me > http://icumove.spaces.live.com > > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Kai-Uwe Teske > <kai-uwe.te...@inosoft.com>wrote: > > >> Hi All, >> >> i am stumbling around with my first Wix Project using variables. >> Could someone explain when i had to use $(var.xyz) and !(loc.abc)? >> >> Why i couldn't write things like that in my Directory Attribute? >> <Directory Id="unique >> <ende?lp=ende&p=thMx..&search=unique>_id$(var.abc)" Name="$(var.abc)"> >> Error: Undefined preprocessor variable '$(var.abc)'. >> >> <Directory Id="unique >> <ende?lp=ende&p=thMx..&search=unique>_id!(loc.abc)" Name="!(loc.abc)"> >> Error: The Directory/@Id attribute's value, 'unique_id!(loc.abc)', is >> not a legal identifier. >> >> Why i couldn't write $(var.name) in my Source Attribute, >> <File Id="_id" Name="FileName.dll" >> Source="$(var.name)\WPF.Controls\WPF.Controls.dll" /> >> but !(loc.name) works? >> <File Id="_id" Name="FileName.dll" >> Source="!(loc.name)\WPF.Controls\WPF.Controls.dll" /> >> >> >> All "var"s are defined in a include.wxi not in a .wixproj file >> All "loc" are defined in WixLocalization file. >> >> Wix Version 3.0.5120.0 <3.0.5120.0/> >> >> Best regards >> >> Kai-Uwe >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > >
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