Re: [WiX-users] correctly define preprocessor var in wxs?

2009-07-24 Thread Russell Hind
On 24 Jul 2009, at 19:59, jo...@msli.com wrote: > I have also tried: > > When you did this, do you use it as: $(var.MyVar) where you need it? Cheers Russell -- ___ WiX-us

Re: [WiX-users] correctly define preprocessor var in wxs?

2009-07-24 Thread Russell Hind
To define pre-processor variables (equivelant to -d passed to Candle.exe) use Cheers Russell On 24 Jul 2009, at 19:47, jo...@msli.com wrote: > I have been struggling to find one simple example of defining a > preprocessor variable in the wxs file. > > Currently, If I Append this to my candl

Re: [WiX-users] WixVariables and GUIDs

2009-07-19 Thread Russell Hind
Thanks for the link Brian, that helps explain things. Russell On 18 Jul 2009, at 13:21, Bob Arnson wrote: > rh_maill...@mac.com wrote: >> Thanks Brian, this does work (I thought I'd tried this and it >> didn't before!) Odd that if I define the GUID as a pre-processor >> variable it doesn't

Re: [WiX-users] ReserveCost/@RunLocal value

2009-07-17 Thread Russell Hind
I think the OP meant 5 copies of the ReserveCost e.g. Cheers Russell On Friday, 17 July, 2009, at 09:25AM, "Hukumchand Shah" wrote: >Thanks for reply. >I tried by putting directly 5*2147483647. But it's giving candle time error. >Could you please give me any sample code? > >Thanks, >Huk

Re: [WiX-users] ReserveCost/@RunLocal value

2009-07-17 Thread Russell Hind
I think the OP meant 5 copies of the ReserveCost e.g. Cheers Russell On Friday, 17 July, 2009, at 09:25AM, "Hukumchand Shah" wrote: >Thanks for reply. >I tried by putting directly 5*2147483647. But it's giving candle time error. >Could you please give me any sample code? > >Thanks, >Huk

Re: [WiX-users] (no subject)

2009-07-16 Thread Russell Hind
Thanks. I think the error message/documentation should be updated if that is the case and the error message just leads us to believe the format is invalid, not that you can't use a variable for the version. Hopefully this requirement can be relaxed in a future version as everything else (Upgra