Heat does not generate a <Product/> element. Heat /? shows the following documentation for -var:
-var <VariableName> substitute File/@Source="SourceDir" with a preprocessor or a wix variable (e.g. -var var.MySource will become File/@Source="$(var.MySource)\myfile.txt" and -var wix.MySource will become File/@Source="!(wix.MySource)\myfile.txt" This does text transformation on the generated output wxs file. I created an empty text file called test.txt and used the following command line to harvest it using heat.exe: heat file test.txt -out test.wxs Here are the contents of test.wxs: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> <Directory Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344" Name="code" /> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344"> <Component Id="cmp5BA64E6B74419477D4B75A1E802397FC" Guid="PUT-GUID-HERE"> <File Id="fil67D465DE6C69EA3B3CD0B7487E6132B6" KeyPath="yes" Source="SourceDir\code\test.txt" /> </Component> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> </Wix> Notice that File/@Source="SourceDir\code\test.txt" If use -var like this: heat file test.txt -out test.wxs -var var.CodeDir Then I get this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> <Directory Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344" Name="code" /> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> <Fragment> <DirectoryRef Id="dir22FE4E6795D49A83D8CC3F97AEACA344"> <Component Id="cmp5BA64E6B74419477D4B75A1E802397FC" Guid="PUT-GUID-HERE"> <File Id="fil67D465DE6C69EA3B3CD0B7487E6132B6" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.CodeDir)\code\test.txt" /> </Component> </DirectoryRef> </Fragment> </Wix> Notice that File/@Source="$(var.CodeDir)\code\test.txt" just like the documentation says. In a <Product/> element is *not* generated in either example. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: sangeeta1 [mailto:snmsn...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:25 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Heat.exe - How to pass Product Manufacturer, Name, > Title, version > > > Hi all, > > I am trying to generate a wxs source file using Heat.exe and wanted to > check if I can pass values for Manufacturer, Name, Title and version to > heat.exe? I tried using -var argument, but does nt seem to update it to the > source file > > heat.exe dir c:\temp\Configuration\Files -ag -cg MyComp -ag -gg -g1 -ke -var > Product/@Manufacturer=" <Product/@Manufacturer=%22>ABCD" - > template product -out c:\temp\Configuration\wixauto\mainsource.wxs > > > thanks! > > -- > View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix- > toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Heat-exe-How-to-pass-Product- > Manufacturer-Name-Title-version-tp5816654p5816654.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: > > WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet > http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: WikiLeaks The End of the Free Internet http://p.sf.net/sfu/therealnews-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
