Look in the Wix help file under "Preprocessor". In the section called "System Variables" there are some useful predefined values you can use. $(sys.SOURCEFILEDIR) is the one you want.
-----Original Message----- From: Troy Teixeira [mailto:tteixe...@polariswireless.com] Sent: 21 February 2012 23:06 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Greg Edwards Subject: [WiX-users] WIX location project bin folder WIX community, I am new to WIX. I am attempting to build a simple installer. Below is a copy of my installer xml file. In the Source definition I would like to reference the location of the output of the HelloWorld.exe file. My sample is referencing a relative path. I would like to use a WIX variable to do this instead of the relative path. How should I do this? Thank you in advance, Troy ________________________________ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Product Id="*" UpgradeCode="12345678-1234-1234-1234-111111111111" Name="Hello World" Version="0.1.1" Manufacturer="Polaris Wireless" Language="1033"> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="no" Comments="Windows Installer Package"/> <Media Id="1" EmbedCab="no"/> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="HelloWorldInstaller"> <Component Id="ApplicationFiles" Guid="12345678-1234-1234-1234-111111111111"> <File Id="HelloWorld" Source="..\HelloWorld\bin\Debug\HelloWorld.exe"/> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id="DefaultFeature" Level="1"> <ComponentRef Id="ApplicationFiles"/> </Feature> </Product> </Wix> ________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
