No. $(var.Xxx) are preprocessor variables (replaced when the file is compiled). [PropertyId] are properties, resolved when the Windows Installer executes your MSI. You want the latter.
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Brad Lemings <b...@rebit.com> wrote: > Haven't tried yet but would this work? > > <Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" > Value="[#ReleaseNotes$(var.UserLanguageID)]" /> > <CustomAction Id="DisplayReleaseNotes" > BinaryKey="WixCA" > DllEntry="WixShellExec" > Impersonate="yes" /> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 10:09 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying release > notes? > > Lots of properties built in listed here: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=VS.85).aspx > > This one might be interesting: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372384(v=VS.85).aspx > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Brad Lemings <b...@rebit.com> wrote: > > > And how can the current language/locale of the computer on which the > > software is being installed be determined? > > > > Packaging/Installing multiple release notes, one for each supported > > language is pretty straightforward. Display a file is too. But is > > there a way to select and display the correct version depending on the > > language of the target system? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Arnson [mailto:b...@joyofsetup.com] > > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:42 AM > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Typical Wix conventions for displaying > > release notes? > > > > On 11-Jul-11 13:02, Brad Lemings wrote: > > > Just wondering what the typical Wix conventions are for displaying > > release notes near the end of an installation sequence. > > > > See "How To: Run the Installed Application After Setup" and replace > > "myapplication.exe" with "myreleasenotes.html." > > > > -- > > sig://boB > > http://joyofsetup.com/ > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is > > seriously valuable. > > Why? It contains a definitive record of application performance, > > security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this > > data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-c2 > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community > > by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean > > Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your > > ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > -- > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, > the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets > Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your > ideas and identify your business strategy. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric > Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup > Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, > optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
