Merge Modules append the Module/@Id to all identifiers.

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Erkan Celme <
ece...@discovertechnologies.com> wrote:

> There are cases where I need to have brackets (square brackets) in certain
> actions like running a SQL script that requires brackets or in an XPath
> expression. You can escape them in a regular installer (MSI) project by
> using  [\[] or [\]], to open and close respectively. When I do the same in
> a merge module, it doesn't work. For instance, if I have a property called
> PROP1 with a value of "Value1", if I need, "[Value1]" as a literal, I can
> do [\[][Value1][\]] and get what I need. However, in a merge module, the
> same syntax produces an empty string. Does anyone have any idea why it
> doesn't work the same way in a merge module? Any ideas on how to work
> around this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Erkan
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