Just like with JavaScript variable and method names, there are few rules and
lots of conflicting conventions.
Other than avoiding naming things with any case variation starting with the
three letter sequence M,S,I just be consistent within your organization.
Be aware of which namespaces overlap and which ones don't, and what the scope
of each are:
Component GUIDs are universal/global, as are the values of PackageCode,
ProductCode, and UpgradeCode.
Feature Ids are visible to consumers of the installation package.
Directories and Properties share the same namespace, and public properties can
be set by consumers of the installation package (to varying degrees).
I recommend prefixing your own Ids with your something related to your
organization (and possibly product line) to reduce the chances of conflicts
with third party libraries (which I hope become more common over time). Avoid
using prefixes using any case variation of the three letter sequence W,I,X
because I'll be proposing that all identifiers supplied by the WiX toolset be
prefixed that way to reduce the chance of collisions when people transition
from other packaging systems to WiX.
Blair
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:02:12 -0500
> From: cmb...@torchmarkcorp.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] WIX - naming conventions
>
> Are there any naming conventions for the different parts to a WIX
> application? Components, File, Directories etc - Everything seems to vary I
> find on the internet, and even to the book I have.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Bunn
>
> 214-250-5602
>
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