Thanks, Peter! It solved my problem.
Regards! -ofox ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Shirtcliffe" <pshirtcli...@sdl.com> > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." > <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:14:05 PM > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ProgramFiles64Folder and ProgramFilesFolder in wix > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
