I've created the following feature request: Allow Product/@Version to be Specified at Link-Time
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2803055&group_id=105970&atid=642717 Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: Castro, Edwin G. Castro (Hillsboro) > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:44 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Using a WixVariable to specify > Product/@Version > > I'll check sourceforge and add the feature request if it doesn't exist > yet. > > Edwin G. Castro > Software Developer - Staff > Electronic Banking Services > Fiserv > Office: 503-746-0643 > Fax: 503-617-0291 > www.fiserv.com > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] > > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 9:19 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using a WixVariable to specify > > Product/@Version > > > > Sorry, I found the issue. Yeah, that's the current design. Seems like > a > > completely reasonable feature request. > > > > Rob Mensching wrote: > > > Hmm, what version of the WiX toolset are you using. > > > > > > Castro, Edwin G. Castro (Hillsboro) wrote: > > > > > >> I would really like to specify Product/@Version using a > WixVariable: > > >> > > >> <Product ... Version="!(wix.ProductVersion)" ... > > > >> > > >> Candle currently complains because the value does not match the > > expected format: > > >> > > >> error CNDL0108: The Product/@Version attribute's value, > > '!(wix.ProductVersion)', is not a valid version. Legal version > values > > should look like 'x.x.x.x' where x is an integer from 0 to 65534. > > >> > > >> Is there a reason why Product/@Version can't be provided at link > > time? Or asked a different way, is there a reason that requires that > > Product/@Version be provided at compile time? > > >> > > >> Edwin G. Castro > > >> Software Developer - Staff > > >> Electronic Banking Services > > >> Fiserv > > >> Office: 503-746-0643 > > >> Fax: 503-617-0291 > > >> www.fiserv.com<http://www.fiserv.com/> > > >> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > > ---------- > > >> OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for > > enterprises > > >> looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the > > latest > > >> innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy > > and > > >> enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. > > >> Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> WiX-users mailing list > > >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > --------- > > > OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for > > enterprises > > > looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the > > latest > > > innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy > > and > > > enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. > > > Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ------- > > OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for > enterprises > > looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the > > latest > > innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy > and > > enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. > > Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
