[WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread Daniel Hughes
If I use heat to harvest the contents of a folder, I can set it to either generated GUIDs then or at compile time, or by default to put in place holders. However if I set it to generate GUIDs then, I will get a different GUID each time I run HEAT. If I set it to generate GUIDs at compile time

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread Brian Rogers
Hey Daniel, Are you sure you are getting NEW GUIDs when using the * (-ag switch in heat.exe)? These should actually be static. Thanks, Brian Rogers Intelligence removes complexity. - Me http://blogs.msdn.com/icumove -- NEW On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Daniel Hughes

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread Daniel Hughes
the help about -ag says: autogenerate component guids at compile time I assumed this would mean that each time it is compiled a new guid was generated. If in fact the guid is static as you say, it must be recorded somewhere (all the file has in it is *), ie wix would have to know what guid was

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread little.forest
discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:05:13 PM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs the help about -ag says: autogenerate component guids at compile time I assumed this would mean that each time it is compiled a new guid

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread Blair
: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs I also run into a GUID and * related issue: I have all of the components use * as the GUID. For one specific

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread Daniel Hughes
differences. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs I also run into a GUID and * related issue: I have all

Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs

2009-10-20 Thread Blair
box-to-box differences. -Original Message- From: little.forest [mailto:little.for...@ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Heat and GUIDs I also run into a GUID and * related issue: I