You could specify the source as "OpenXDAS\Java\openxdas-$(var.JarRevision).jar" and specify "-dJarRevision=138" on the command line.
Rob John Calcote wrote: > Hi - > > I've had a running WIX3 project going (thanks WIX developers for making it > simple!), and I've recently added a Java client library (jar file) to my > project. Well, as you may or may not know, jar files usually have version > information embedded in the file name. Up to this point, I've not had to deal > with dynamically changing file names. With the addition of this jar file, I > now have a new situation - a file name that may change between versions of my > project. Is there some way I can automate the process of picking the correct > file name from the directory as one of my installable file resources? > > In this case, my jar file is called openxdas-0.3.138.jar. This basically > follows the pattern: <name>-<major>.<minor>.<revision>.jar. The <name>, > <major> and <minor> fields are statically defined in my project, so I could > change those if I needed to, but I'd rather not. The <revision> field is the > real killer - I use the SVN revision of my project for my build number, and > it can be really problematic to check in a change containing a revision > number, and have the revision number line up with the actual SVN revision for > a given release. > > Can I create a "File" entry that allows a wild-carded filename, something > like this: > > <Directory Id="Java" Name="Java"> > <Component Id="openxdas_jarfile" > Guid="EA21E573-6390-449D-B161-D21B3732857F"> > <File Id="openxdas.jar" Name="openxdas.jar" KeyPath="yes" > Source="OpenXDAS\Java\openxdas-*.jar" /> > </Component> > </Directory> > > If not, is there a way to provide a macro that I can pass in - I have the > information in the calling environment for these version components - if I > could pass them in on the candle command line, and pick them up from within > the script, that would work also. > > Thanks in advance! > John > > ----- > John Calcote ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Sr. Software Engineeer > Novell, Inc. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > BEGIN:VCARD > VERSION:2.1 > X-GWTYPE:USER > FN:John Calcote > TEL;WORK:1-801-861-7517 > ORG:;Unified Identity System Eng TE > TEL;PREF;FAX:801/861-2292 > EMAIL;WORK;PREF;NGW:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > N:Calcote;John;;Sr. Software Engineer > TITLE:Sr. Software Engineer > ADR;DOM;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL:;PRV-H-511;;Provo > LABEL;DOM;WORK;PARCEL;POSTAL;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:John Calcote=0A= > PRV-H-511=0A= > Provo > END:VCARD > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
