Maybe it's just my lack of understanding, but you don't seem to be giving us many clues here. You say the problem Id is in "a generated file" - what file, generated by what?
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Bergman [mailto:john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 10:58 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you fix this error? (id is > too long, 72 characters max) > > This is the full contents of the WiX file, I don't see how I > can shorten it based on what you replied. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; > xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension"; > xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> > > <?include ..\..\common\shared\XPedientInstallerVersionInfo.wxi ?> > > <Module Id="MM.Platform.ClientPlugins" Language="1033" > Version="$(var.MajorVersion).$(var.MinorVersion).$(var.BuildNumber)"> > <Package Id="xxx" InstallerVersion="200" > Manufacturer="XPT" /> > > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder"> > > <Component Id='c_c.Data.dm.Plugins.Client' Guid='xxx'> > <File Id='f.c.Data.dm.Plugins.Client' > Name='$(var.Core.Data.DataManagement.Plugins.Client.TargetFile > Name)' > Source='$(var.Core.Data.DataManagement.Plugins.Client.TargetPath)' /> > <File Id='f.c.Data.dm.Plugins.Client.pdb' > Name='XPedient.Core.Data.DataManagement.Plugins.Client.pdb' > Source='$(var.Core.Data.DataManagement.Plugins.Client.TargetDi > r)XPedient.Core.Data.DataManagement.Plugins.Client.pdb' /> > </Component> > > <Component Id='c_c.md.Plugins.Model.Client' Guid='xxx'> > <File Id='f.c.md.Plugins.Model.Client' > Name='$(var.Core.MetaData.Plugins.Model.Client.TargetFileName) > ' Source='$(var.Core.MetaData.Plugins.Model.Client.TargetPath)' /> > <File Id='f.c.md.Plugins.Model.Client.pdb' > Name='XPedient.Core.MetaData.Plugins.Model.Client.pdb' > Source='$(var.Core.MetaData.Plugins.Model.Client.TargetDir)XPe dient.Core.MetaData.Plugins.Model.Client.pdb' /> > </Component> > > <Component Id='c_c.rep.Plugins.Client' Guid='xxx'> > <File Id='f.c.rep.Plugins.Client' > Name='$(var.Core.Repository.Plugins.Client.TargetFileName)' > Source='$(var.Core.Repository.Plugins.Client.TargetPath)' /> > <File Id='f.c.rep.Plugins.Client.pdb' > Name='XPedient.Core.Repository.Plugins.Client.pdb' > Source='$(var.Core.Repository.Plugins.Client.TargetDir)XPedien t.Core.Repository.Plugins.Client.pdb' /> > </Component> > > <Component Id='c_c.System.Plugins.Client' Guid='xxx'> > <File Id='f.c.System.Plugins.Client' > Name='$(var.Core.System.Plugins.Client.TargetFileName)' > Source='$(var.Core.System.Plugins.Client.TargetPath)' /> > <File Id='f.c.System.Plugins.Client.pdb' > Name='XPedient.Core.System.Plugins.Client.pdb' > Source='$(var.Core.System.Plugins.Client.TargetDir)XPedient.Co > re.System.Plugins.Client.pdb' /> > </Component> > > <Component Id='c_c.System.Plugins.Presenter' Guid='xxx'> > <File Id='f.c.System.Plugins.Presenter' > Name='$(var.Core.System.Plugins.Presenter.TargetFileName)' > Source='$(var.Core.System.Plugins.Presenter.TargetPath)' /> > <File Id='f.c.System.Plugins.Presenter.pdb' > Name='XPedient.Core.System.Plugins.Presenter.pdb' > Source='$(var.Core.System.Plugins.Presenter.TargetDir)XPedient .Core.System.Plugins.Presenter.pdb' /> > </Component> > > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Module> > </Wix> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paden, Patrick [mailto:patrick.pa...@wolterskluwer.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 9:57 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How do you fix this error? (id is > too long, 72 characters max) > > -=-=-=- > <snip> > error: > > The DirectoryRef/@Id of attributes value, > 'Application.managementserver.plugins.authentication.native.cl > ient.symbo > ls' is too long for an identifier, standard identifiers are > 72 characters or less. > <snip> > <DirectoryRef > Id="Application.ManagementServer.Plugins.Authentication.Native > .Client.Sy > mbols"> > <snip> > -=-=-=- > The <DirectoryRef> in the above text-cut is 73 characters > long, this is what needs to be changed down to 72 characters or less. > Your <Directory> elsewhere in the code most likely needs to > be changed too. > > Hope this helps, > Patrick Paden > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
