I'm not sure why you say that this is rare or dangerous. Isn't it, in fact, common practice to have the version number as part of the .msi package name?
It's how a user can know which version they're installing. Is this a frowned upon procedure in WiX? On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Bob Arnson <b...@joyofsetup.com> wrote: > Colin Fox wrote: > > my_cool_software%24%28filever%29 > > > > So is variable substitution not allowed in output names? Or is this a > bug? > > > > It would require explicit support, at least in Votive. As it's > rare/dangerous, I doubt Votive supports it. You can always do it with a > post-build target. > > -- > sig://boB > http://joyofsetup.com/ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- Regards, cf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
