I apologize, I should have specified: 3.0.5217.0. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:10 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] RemoveFile and LongName
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
