What version of the WiX toolset are you using? Bazarewsky, Michael C. wrote: > Hello, > > I have a WIX MSI that removes a runtime-generated file. The applicable > fragment looks like this: > > <RemoveFile Id="DeploymentGeneratedSQL" > LongName="FrameworkDeploy.sql" > Name="Fr*.sql" > On="uninstall" > /> > > This works right now, but is messy, because of the wildcard. I originally > just used > > <RemoveFile Id="DeploymentGeneratedSQL" > Name="FrameworkDeploy.sql" > On="uninstall" > /> > > But that did not work, presumably because Name is supposed to be a short > name. If I put in just a "LongName", I get a complaint that I need a "Name". > Because I don't know the short name (it would be generated when the file was > created if it was generated at all) I can't use a specific name. > > As I said, this works at runtime, but it causes a warning from WiX that > LongName is depreciated - I should use Name: > > warning CNDL1069: The RemoveFile/@LongName attribute has been > deprecated. Since Windows Installer XML now has the ability to generate > short file/directory names, the desired name should be specified in the Name > attribute instead. If the name specified in the Name attribute is a short > name, then Windows Installer XML will not generate a short name. If the name > specified in the Name attribute is a long name and you want to manually > specify the short name, please set the short name value in the ShortName > attribute. > > However, as I said, using a long name in Name doesn't seem to work. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Michael C. Bazarewsky > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 >
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