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zimdanen
zimdanen

Reputation: 5626

How to use a build variable in installer name

In my installer project (WiX), I define a preprocessor variable like on the Build tab of the properties pages like so:

Version=1.1.0.0

For the sake of argument, let's say I can just as easily define it as a variable instead of a preprocessor variable.

My goal is thus: I would like to use this variable in the installer output name:

Me.Common_$(Version)

The above, of course, doesn't work - the variable referenced isn't found, so the actual output ends up being Me.Common_.msi. Is there a way to use a user-defined variable in this context?

Another viable option would be to rename the MSI file in the post-build events. However, I still can't access the variable here.

ren "!(TargetPath)" "$(TargetName)_$(Version)$(TargetExt)"

A solution to either of these methods would work for me.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1726

Answers (2)

MarcusUA
MarcusUA

Reputation: 394

Find/add these in your .wixproj file, under first PropertyGroup node:

<Version Condition=" '$(Version)' == ''">1.1.0.0</Version>
<OutputName>My.Common_$(Version)</OutputName>

then, when you compile you can pass Version with "/p" switch, i.e.:

msbuild <your.wifproj> /p:Version=1.1.2.0 /t:rebuild

Upvotes: 3

CheGueVerra
CheGueVerra

Reputation: 7973

I'm not sure how you would do that, by just using WIX.

I would try to use MSBuild and Target Builds

Have a look at my post on SO, for passing params to MSBuild

Upvotes: 0

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