We do something similar in that we have a build number that is used in the MSI product version.
The build number is defined in the MSBuild project and passed into the Wix project. Its not possible to pass data in the other direction, from Wix to MSBuild, as far as I know. In the Wix project properties, in the build section, we have a line that looks like this to pass MSBuild properties into wix pre-processor variables: Define Preprocessor Variables: buildNumber=$(SdlBuildNumber);buildOutputDir=$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\..\..\..\Bin\Mixed Platforms\$(Configuration);sourceRoot=$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\..\..\.. To enable the project to compile in the IDE, without MSBuild, we add lines like these to the Wix source code: <?ifndef buildNumber ?> <?define buildNumber = 0 ?> <?endif?> <?if $(var.buildNumber) = "" ?> <?define buildNumber = 0 ?> <?endif?> <?ifndef sourceRoot ?> <?error sourceRoot is not defined. ?> <?endif?> .. -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Ebersole [mailto:j...@compdevsys.com] Sent: 20 September 2010 18:09 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a Custom Output Path Thanks for your reply. Where/how would I set these MSBuild properties in the WiX project? I also have a line item in my WiX .wxs file that lists the product information. One of the properties is Version="1.2.0.0" I haven't found a way for me to use the product version from my project properties screen to apply to this line entry either. So now I would have to change the version info in at least two places for it to take effect. I'm trying to get it to play nicely between WiX and MSBuild and only set the version in one place. My fear is that I will forget to set it and the version numbers won't match on a build. Best Regards, Jonathan Ebersole Microsoft Certified Solution Developer Computer Development Systems, LLC Phone: 1 (717) 591-0995 x102 http://www.CompDevSys.com -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:43 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Creating a Custom Output Path The output path is an MSBuild concept. The pre-processor and "other" variables are Wix concepts. You need to define your output path in terms of MSBuild properties. -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Ebersole [mailto:j...@compdevsys.com] Sent: 20 September 2010 14:26 To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: [WiX-users] Creating a Custom Output Path I am currently using WiX 3.5 in VS2010 and I am trying to make a custom output path. I'm doing this so that when I change my product version from 1.2.0.0 to 1.3.0.0 it will create a folder under obj\release\1.3.0.0\ for the installation files. This way, I can compile and keep different versions of the software for testing. I want it to go to \obj\$(Configuration)\$(ProductVersion), but it never sees my product version. It creates a folder with the name of "0.0.0.0". In the 'Define preprocessor variables:' section in the project properties I have ProductVersion=$(Version) In the 'Define variables:' section in the project properties I have ProductVersion=1.2.0.0 Any ideas? Thanks. 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