Also, Bob pointed out what I hadn't thought through. You don't need the SetDirectory if you just define a Directory with the same @Id as the Property. The Windows Installer will resolve the Property and overwrite the Directory path. It's a very "interesting" interaction between Directories and Properties in the Windows Installer. Bob's approach is far better than what I suggested.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Sullivan Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 12:18 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you use VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR, etc... from WixVSExtension Thanks Rob, that makes sense, I guess :) Not sure if I should file something, but it might be nice to add that to the examples on the "WixVSExtension" documentation page. For anyone else facing this issue here's how I resolved it... <!-- Create dummy directories to assign the VS2005 directory properties to. --> <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLDIR"> <Directory Id="DIR_VS2005_SCHEMAS" /> <Directory Id="DIR_VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES" /> <Directory Id="DIR_VS2005_ITEMTEMPLATES" /> </DirectoryRef> <PropertyRef Id='VS2005_SCHEMAS_DIR'/> <SetDirectory Id="DIR_VS2005_SCHEMAS" Value="[VS2005_SCHEMAS_DIR]" Sequence="both" /> <PropertyRef Id='VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR'/> <SetDirectory Id="DIR_VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES" Value="[VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR]" Sequence="both" /> <PropertyRef Id='VS2005_ITEMTEMPLATES_DIR'/> <SetDirectory Id="DIR_VS2005_ITEMTEMPLATES" Value="[VS2005_ITEMTEMPLATES_DIR]" Sequence="both" /> -Ian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:16 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you use VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR, etc... from WixVSExtension VS2005_SCHEMAS_DIR is a Property not a Directory. You can't create a DirectoryRef to a Property. To set a Directory to the value of a Property use the SetDirectory element. For example: <SetDirectory Id="Dir_ParentOfMyProjectTemplatesVS2005" Value="[VS2005_SCHEMAS_DIR]" Sequence="both" /> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Sullivan Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 20:35 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How do you use VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR, etc... from WixVSExtension I'm trying to use <PropertyRef Id='VS2005_SCHEMAS_DIR'/> <PropertyRef Id='VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR'/> <PropertyRef Id='VS2005_ITEMTEMPLATES_DIR'/> <PropertyRef Id='VS90_SCHEMAS_DIR'/> <PropertyRef Id='VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR'/> <PropertyRef Id='VS90_ITEMTEMPLATES_DIR'/> For things like <DirectoryRef Id="VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR"> <Directory Id="Dir_MyProjectTemplatesVS2005" Name="MyTemplates"> <Component Id="Comp_ProjectTemplatesVS2005" DiskId="1" Guid="$(var.Comp_ProjectTemplatesVS2005_Guid)"> But I'm getting the following link errors Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:VS2005_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR' in section 'Fragment:'. Installer\Integration.wxs 302 1 Installer Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:VS2005_ITEMTEMPLATES_DIR' in section 'Fragment:'. Installer\Integration.wxs 312 1 Installer Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:VS90_PROJECTTEMPLATES_DIR' in section 'Fragment:'. Installer\Integration.wxs 323 1 Installer Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:VS90_ITEMTEMPLATES_DIR' in section 'Fragment:'. Installer\Integration.wxs 334 1 Installer Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:VS2005_SCHEMAS_DIR' in section 'Fragment:'. Installer\Integration.wxs 348 1 Installer Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:VS90_SCHEMAS_DIR' in section 'Fragment:'. Installer\Integration.wxs 362 1 Installer I'm pretty sure I've got the correct WixVSExtension referenced, since these references <PropertyRef Id='VS2005DEVENV'/> <CustomActionRef Id="VS2005Setup"/> seem to work (I don't get any reference errors about VS2005Setup or VS2005DEVENV) <Custom Action="VS2005Setup" Before="InstallFinalize"> VS2005DEVENV </Custom> <Extension Id="myext" ContentType="text/xml"> <Verb Id="Open" Command="&Open in Visual Studio 2005" TargetProperty="VS2005DEVENV" Argument=""%1"" /> </Extension> I'm using version 3.0.4123.0 Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, -Ian Ian Sullivan Software Development Engineer Microsoft Inc., Windows Live Agents: SDK ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. 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