ProgramFilesFolder is a Windows Installer property. It is evaluated at runtime which requires square brackets around it and that will only work where the type of the attribute it appears in is "formatted". The type of the Value attribute of Property is just "string".
You'll need <SetProperty Id="DEST" Value="[$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)]sub_dir1\sub_dir2\sub_dir3" /> Instead of Property. -----Original Message----- From: Kun Shi (ofox) [mailto:s...@vmware.com] Sent: 16 November 2012 09:02 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] ProgramFiles64Folder and ProgramFilesFolder in wix Howdy, I met an issue that really drives me crazy. The wix codes are as follows, but DEST has value of ProgramFilesFoldersub_dir1\sub_dir2\sub_dir3. It looks like that ProgramFilesFolder doesn't get replaced with real values(i.e., C:\Program Files\). My understanding is ProgramFilesFolder and ProgramFiles64Folder are built-in properties. I tried x86 and x64 build in VS 2010 and I'm using a Win8 VM on Mac(does it matter?). Do you see any problem of my codes? It might be a tiny mistake, but I just don't know about it. Thanks a lot! <?if $(var.Platform) = x64 ?> <!-- ofox: I also tried var.BUILDARCH w/o luck --> <?define PlatformProgramFilesFolder = 'ProgramFiles64Folder' ?> <?elseif $(var.Platform) = x86 ?> <?define PlatformProgramFilesFolder = 'ProgramFilesFolder' ?> <?else?> <?define PlatformfProgramFilesFolder = "unknown"?> <?endif?> <?define target_dir = "$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)sub_dir1\sub_dir2\sub_dir3" ?> ... <Property Id='DEST' Value='$(var.target_dir)'/> ... <CopyFile Id="copyFile" FileId="WebClientPackage"Delete="no" DestinationProperty="DEST"/> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
