Matt, For the record, I also think that it would be good if WiX let you override file versions, sizes and languages one an individual basis. As it is it is all or nothing (controlled by a switch to the linker - I think). I think that it would be great if there was a way to turn off the automatic version, size and language detection on a file-by-file basis.
- Brett > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Matt Anderson > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 2:15 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting file versions > > Brett Kapilik <brett <at> indigorose.com> writes: > > > > > Matt, > > > > What do you mean by: > > > > "I just wanted to know if there was a way to determine > automatically > > in WiX if a file had version information or not and set > that attribute > > accordingly." > > > > Where would you expect this to happen? WiX does, by > default, determine > > if the file has version information or not when you compile > and link. > > If it has it, it reads it and sets the appropriate > attributes, if it > > doesn't have version information, it doesn't ad dthe attributes. In > > that case Windows Installer will go by the modified date of > the file I > > believe. > > > > I don't know if that helps or not because I am not sure how to > > interpret your question. > > > > Regards, > > > > Brett > > Sorry. I was originally hoping there might be some way to > set a property or something along those lines if a file had > version information or not. Based on that property, WiX > would set the DefaultVersion attribute. However, the more I > think about it the more I realize that isn't very feasible. > It doesn't make sense to me to try and set that when the > installation is running, but rather during the construction > of the source file. I've been trying to create a tool that > would automate building WiX source files and calling candle > and light. I think it may be best to simply add that > functionality to the tool as opposed to having WiX do it. > > Sorry for any confusion and thanks for your time. > > -Matt Anderson > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 > Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control > of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
