I think it's confused because of the ".". When I create a WiX project in Visual Studio and add a reference to a project called Test.Project.Then i need to change the reference name (in the package project) to TestProject in order to access the variables.
> From: kurt.jen...@us.ophiropt.com > Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 06:56:26 -0600 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Undefined preprocessor variable > '$(var.Spiricon.FactoryManager.TargetPath)' > > converting a v3.0 project to v3.5. > > > > on the command line I find the following. > > > > … > > dSpiricon.Export.TargetDir=E:\BaseI\CodeBase\Applications\Assemblies\ > -dSpiricon.Export.TargetExt=.dll > -dSpiricon.Export.TargetFileName=Spiricon.Export.dll > -dSpiricon.Export.TargetName=Spiricon.Export > -dSpiricon.Export.TargetPath=E:\BaseI\CodeBase\Applications\Assemblies\Spiricon.Export.dll > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.Configuration=Debug > -d"Spiricon.Factory.Manager.FullConfiguration=Debug|AnyCPU" > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.Platform=AnyCPU > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.ProjectDir=E:\BaseI\CodeBase\Applications\AllProject\Spiricon.Factory.Manager\ > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.ProjectExt=.csproj > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.ProjectFileName=Spiricon.Factory.Manager.csproj > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.ProjectName=Spiricon.Factory.Manager > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.ProjectPath=E:\BaseI\CodeBase\Applications\AllProject\Spiricon.Factory.Manager\Spiricon.Factory.Manager.csproj > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.TargetDir=E:\BaseI\CodeBase\Applications\Assemblies\ > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.TargetExt=.dll > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.TargetFileName=Spiricon.Factory.Manager.dll > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.TargetName=Spiricon.Factory.Manager > -dSpiricon.Factory.Manager.TargetPath=E:\BaseI\CodeBase\Applications\Assemblies\Spiricon.Factory.Manager.dll > -dSpiricon.Histogram.Manager.Configuration=Debug > -d"Spiricon.Histogram.Manager.FullConfiguration=Debug|AnyCPU" > -dSpiricon.Histogram.Manager.Platform=AnyCPU > -dSpiricon.Histogram.Manager.ProjectDir=E:\BaseI\CodeBase\Applications\AllProject\Spiricon.Histogram.Manager\ > -dSpiricon.Histogram.Manager.ProjectExt=.csproj – > > … > > > > obviously Spiricon.FactoryManager.TargetPath is defined. why is candle > confused? > > > > > > Kurt Jensen > > Senior Software Engineer > > Ophir-Spiricon LLC > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software > The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network > management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial > acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users