After trying out an example, I see the significance of the -var variable. Regarding you example in using -var
How can I replace the value of "Source" to a physical path of the root folder (like c:\temp\test) without having to use a wix variable var.MySource? I am automating the generation of msi given a set of installable files. I will be invoking these commands from .net program. many thanks for your help on this.. On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Edwin G. Castro [via Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset] <ml-node+5816953-1419466290-306...@n2.nabble.com<ml-node%2b5816953-1419466290-306...@n2.nabble.com> > wrote: > Heat does not generate a <Product/> element. > > Heat /? shows the following documentation for -var: > > -var <VariableName> substitute File/@Source="SourceDir" with a > preprocessor or a wix variable > (e.g. -var var.MySource will become > File/@Source="$(var.MySource)\myfile.txt" and > -var wix.MySource will become File/@Source="!(wix.MySource)\myfile.txt" > > This does text transformation on the generated output wxs file. I created > an empty text file called test.txt and used the following command line to > harvest it using heat.exe: > > heat file test.txt -out test.wxs > > Here are the contents of test.wxs: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > <Directory Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344" Name="code" > /> > </DirectoryRef> > </Fragment> > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344"> > <Component Id="cmp5BA64E6B74419477D4B75A1E802397FC" > Guid="PUT-GUID-HERE"> > <File Id="fil67D465DE6C69EA3B3CD0B7487E6132B6" > KeyPath="yes" Source="SourceDir\code\test.txt" /> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > </Fragment> > </Wix> > > Notice that File/@Source="SourceDir\code\test.txt" > > If use -var like this: > > heat file test.txt -out test.wxs -var var.CodeDir > > Then I get this: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> > <Directory Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344" Name="code" > /> > </DirectoryRef> > </Fragment> > <Fragment> > <DirectoryRef Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344"> > <Component Id="cmp5BA64E6B74419477D4B75A1E802397FC" > Guid="PUT-GUID-HERE"> > <File Id="fil67D465DE6C69EA3B3CD0B7487E6132B6" > KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.CodeDir)\code\test.txt" /> > </Component> > </DirectoryRef> > </Fragment> > </Wix> > > Notice that File/@Source="$(var.CodeDir)\code\test.txt" just like the > documentation says. > > In a <Product/> element is *not* generated in either example. > > 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: sangeeta1 [mailto:[hidden > > email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5816953&i=0>] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:25 PM > > To: [hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5816953&i=1> > > Subject: [WiX-users] Heat.exe - How to pass Product Manufacturer, Name, > > Title, version > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I am trying to generate a wxs source file using Heat.exe and wanted to > > > check if I can pass values for Manufacturer, Name, Title and version to > > heat.exe? I tried using -var argument, but does nt seem to update it to > the > > source file > > > > heat.exe dir c:\temp\Configuration\Files -ag -cg MyComp -ag -gg -g1 -ke > -var > > Product/@Manufacturer=" <Product/@Manufacturer=%22>ABCD" - > > template product -out c:\temp\Configuration\wixauto\mainsource.wxs > > > > > > thanks! > > > > -- > > View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix- > > toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Heat-exe-How-to-pass-Product- > > Manufacturer-Name-Title-version-tp5816654p5816654.html > > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > > > WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5816953&i=2> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet > http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5816953&i=3> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------ > View message @ > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Heat-exe-How-to-pass-Product-Manufacturer-Name-Title-version-tp5816654p5816953.html > To start a new topic under wix-users, email > ml-node+687560-220571316-306...@n2.nabble.com<ml-node%2b687560-220571316-306...@n2.nabble.com> > To unsubscribe from wix-users, click > here<http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=687560&code=c25tc25tMTBAZ21haWwuY29tfDY4NzU2MHwtODkyOTExNTcy>. > > -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Heat-exe-How-to-pass-Product-Manufacturer-Name-Title-version-tp5816654p5817870.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
