"heat project" assumes that the variables described on the following page were created and passed to the candle tool that compiles its output.
Wix Documentation --> Working in Visual Studio --> Using Project References If you don't use the msbuild tasks you need to create the used subset of associated variables yourself. IIRC the only three used are the "TargetDir", "ProjectDir" and "Culture.TargetDir" variables. Blair -----Original Message----- From: tosatesh [mailto:satesh.ku...@genworth.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 10:44 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Wix main and heat project not coupling Hi All, I am try to create a simple MSI installer where in i create a heat project with the command ler>heat project "D:\ContentServiceEntities.csproj" -pog Binaries -out "ProjHeat.wxs" -v -gg -cg gnwcommon -var "mygnwcommonprj". I do get a heat file which i use it in my main project file like this ... ==================================== <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Product Id="72567ab8-16ba-496b-83c2-cbdb0aa84ddb" Name="GNWInstaller" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="GNWInstaller" UpgradeCode="4ae75ccd-c8e0-4633-8e1c-14c3639633e8"> <Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" /> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="media1.cab" EmbedCab="yes" /> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="GNWInstaller"> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="GNWInstaller" Level="1"> <ComponentGroupRef Id="Product.Generated"/> <ComponentGroupRef Id="GNWcommon" /> </Feature> </Product> </Wix> ========================== I am not sure if i am doing the settings correctly. Can someone please point to some solution as when i am builing this file, it throws an error saying ... D:\Assetmark\SourceCode\TacticalLine\Tactical\eWealthWebSites\DNeWMSolutions \DNeWMCommon\GNWInstaller\GNWInstaller\ProjHeat.wxs(14,0): error CNDL0150: Undefined preprocessor variable '$(var.ContentServiceEntities.TargetDir)'. Done building project "GNWInstaller.wixproj" -- FAILED. Please help. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Wix-main-and-h eat-project-not-coupling-tp5722032p5722032.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
