Take a look at the -var option for heat.exe. If you give it '-var var.xyz' then it will do the "search/replace" for you.
I don't think there are any problems with using the feature but I could be wrong. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:sascha.beaum...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:36 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] heat / "SourceDir" > > Hi, > > I recall in a recent thread that heat generated .wxs files will search > for files with the path "SourceDir\..." in folders specified with the > "-b" switch to light, but can't find anything in the documentation > about this feature/ > > Currently I'm just doing a search/replace and replacing "SourceDir\" > with a $(var.xyz) preprocessor variable on the heat output, is there > any benefit/problems with either method? > > Sascha > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
