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] WixVariables and GUIDs

2009-07-18 Thread Bob Arnson
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 require > {}'s and if you enter the GUID manually Wix says it doesn't need them. > http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/

Re: [WiX-users] WixVariables and GUIDs

2009-07-15 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Russell, I am not 100% sure but I believe the WiX team works some magic on GUIDs before the bind/link time. That might be why you are seeing this behavior. Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://blogs.msdn.com/icumove <-- NEW On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:37 AM, w

Re: [WiX-users] WixVariables and GUIDs

2009-07-15 Thread rh_maillist
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 require {}'s and if you enter the GUID manually Wix says it doesn't need them. But it works so great. Thanks Russell On Wednesday, 15 July, 2009,

Re: [WiX-users] WixVariables and GUIDs

2009-07-15 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Russell, Have you tried putting brackets around the GUID? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368767(VS.85).aspx Thanks, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://blogs.msdn.com/icumove <-- NEW On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:31 AM, wrote: > I'm trying to put a GUID in