Verb/@Target is only relevant for non-Advertised verbs. If Extension/@Advertise is 'no', WiX generates Registry table entries rather than Verb table entries. There is no Target column in the Verb table.
I note that the WiX source code here (src\wix\Compiler.cs, line 15928 in v2.0.4415.0) simply concatenates the Verb/@Target and Verb/@Argument, with a space in between. It may well have problems if you use a long path with spaces in it. This might be considered a bug (I'm not sure if Windows Installer would properly quote a [#TargetFileId] expansion). You could always quote it yourself, if necessary, by using single quotes to delimit the attribute value, then include literal double quotes, like so: <Verb Target='"[#TargetFileId]"' /> WiX v3.0 corrects this issue by replacing the Verb/@Target attribute with two new attributes, Verb/@TargetFile and Verb/@TargetProperty. For TargetFile it uses the long path. -- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnette, Bill Sent: 22 November 2006 19:10 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] <Verb> question Why does Wix.chm say this about Verb/@Target? ---- Target file to be executed for the verb. The value should be a formatted Property to refer to the *short path to the file*, for example: [!TargetFileId]. Only valid for non-Advertised verbs. ---- I see no such restriction in the Platform SDK docs about the Verb table Target column referring to the short path of a file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
