Error message shows: "$((var.Company ..." Is there really an extra ( in there?
On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 12:43 PM, <mwpowell...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I am in the VS2010 Votive environment: > > * I have a sample app called: Company.Setup.Sample.App (a WinForms > application). > * I include that as a reference in my Company.WiX.Setup.Sample. > * I include the following <File/> in my <Componet/> element: > > <FileId="MyApp"Name="$(var.Company.Setup.Sample.App.TargetFileName)" > Source="$(var.Company.Setup.Sample.App.TargetPath"DiskId="1"KeyPath="yes" > /> > * First off, I guess I am reading into the Intellsense: it doesn't > actually resolve the $(var.XYZ) contents, sadly. This would be helpful, for > instance, to know if we've got the proper resource references. > > That aside, I am building and I get the following error strangeness: > > Error 16 Ill-formed preprocessor variable > '$((var.Company.Setup.Sample.App.TargetPath)'. Variables must have a prefix > (like 'var.', 'env.', or 'sys.') and a name at least 1 character long. If > the literal string '$((var.Company.Setup.Sample.App.TargetPath)' is > desired, use '$$((var.Company.Setup.Sample.App.TargetPath)'. > C:\Source\Company\MyTrunk\App\Company.WiX.Setup.Sample\SampleProduct.wxs 45 > 1 Company.WiX.Setup.Sample > > Any recommendations please? > > Best regards, > > Michael > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
