It really depends on what you're trying to achieve. You can use * for Component GUIDs which means they'll be auto generated at compile time which should work for most situations but there are times when that'll not work as you intend & you may find yourself having to hard-code some of the GUIDs.
The Component Rules will tell you what you can & can't do. See http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2003/10/18/Component-Rules-101 & the MSDN pages Rob M. links to from there. Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Jan Gregor [mailto:gregor....@gmail.com] Sent: 18 November 2010 12:40 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] how to manage guids for my application Hello, As I understand so far, for every major version of my application I need to keep guid for every component in my installer. But I don't see support for that in WiX, heat tool only enables me generate new guids. Does everybody uses only major upgrades in case of some component is added or removed ? or manually changes xml files ? thanks, Jan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
