1. Validation isn't possible because the WorkingDirectory attribute is a reference to a Property identifier (during CostFinalize all Directory Id's become accessible as Properties). Thus, you could have a custom action that sets INSTALLDIR that the WiX toolset cannot see and would be a false positive.
2. WixCop is like StyleCop. It fixes source code to match an "ideal" spacing, indentation, order, etc. (whether you agree with the ideal or not is a different thing <smile/>). WixCop also can migrate old code (v2) to new code (v3.x). -----Original Message----- From: keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca [mailto:keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca] Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 6:11 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Question about shortcuts Several of our packages use unadvertised shortcuts to point to various files in their installation. However, I have learned that we were setting the "WorkingDirectory" attribute wrong for them (because I had to replace one for an application where WorkingDirectory matters). I had followed the how-to in the documentation and failed to realize that INSTALLDIR was a user-defined constant, not a Windows Installer or WIX constant; I had consequently never actually defined it anywhere. Should there be a validation of this attribute? I now find it funny that an undefined ID will work here. It seems to simply put in the empty string, which is harmless, but ... I see WixCop does this when it is run. I guess I wonder why there, not in (say) light? Also, is there any particular reason why the attribute is called WorkingDirectory and the UI in Explorer uses "Start In"? One of my colleagues wondered about that. Keith Douglas Statistics Canada | 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Statistique Canada | 170, promenade Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca Telephone | Téléphone 613-951-4405 Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-951-1966 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
