Not directly. AFAIK tasks do not have direct access to the properties of the msbuild instance calling them. You have to marshal the properties you wish to use into preprocessor variables using the DefineConstants msbuild property.
Note that some common properties are defined for you by Votive: The "misc" properties: $(var.Debug) Defined if this configuration is a "debug" build $(var.DevEnvDir) Supposedly undefined if not building from within Visual Studio The "solution" vars (if not suppressed). These are documented with the referenced project vars: $(var.SolutionDir) $(var.SolutionExt) $(var.SolutionFileName) $(var.SolutionName) $(var.SolutionPath) The "project" vars (most of them anyway, just as if this WiX project (*.wixproj file) where a referenced project, except that the project name is missing): $(var.Configuration) $(var.OutDir) $(var.Platform) $(var.ProjectDir) $(var.ProjectExt) $(var.ProjectFileName) $(var.ProjectName) $(var.ProjectPath) $(var.TargetDir) $(var.TargetExt) $(var.TargetFileName) $(var.TargetName) $(var.TargetPath) So, in your case, you already have $(var.Configuration). -----Original Message----- From: Sean Farrow [mailto:sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 11:00 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] msbuild variables in wix source files Hi: Is it possible to use msbuild variables (such as $(configuration)) in a .wxs source file? Any help appreciated. Cheers Sean. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
