I still can't get any of these binder variables to work. Does anyone have
some time to take a look at it? Thanks in advance. :-D
Chris
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 4:14 AM, Rob Mensching
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Nothing off the top of my head... I'd have to debug this to get to the root
> of it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 14:12
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Binder variables from Votive
>
> I copied the FileId from the File's ID into the binder variable. Then I
> double checked the spelling, then I triple checked it. That was my first
> big theory.
> Just to help out, here's the pertinent pieces...
>
> <Component Id="VisibilitySnapIn.dll"
> Guid="{B813CED8-CDA2-44CC-B809-116A987789F9}">
> <File Id="VisibilitySnapIn.dll" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.Visibility
> Monitor MMC SnapIn.TargetDir)VisibilitySnapIn.dll" Assembly=".net"
> AssemblyApplication="VisibilitySnapIn.dll" />
> </Component>
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM"
>
> Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\FX:{244B7462-C89A-427e-8D1B-CF4E37878699}"
> Name="Type" Value="VisibilitySnapIn.VisibilitySnapIn,
> !(bind.assemblyFullName.VisibilitySnapIn.dll)" Type="string" Action="write"
> />
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Chris
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Rob Mensching <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > More likely than not, your "FileId" is wrong. A bug is open on the fact
> > that the binder doesn't fail when it hits an unknown binder variable.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Karper
> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:50
> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> > Subject: [WiX-users] Binder variables from Votive
> >
> > I'm trying to update my MMC Snap In installer to automatically pull
> version
> > info from the managed snap-in dll. I've used the variable
> > "!(bind.assemblyFullName.SampleSnapIn.dll)" to get the fullname, but in
> > Orca, it has the actual binder variable text in the registry table,
> instead
> > of the replaced value I'm looking for.
> >
> > I followed
> >
> >
> http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/02/08/get-binder-variables-for-assemblies-without-installing-into-the-gac.aspxas
> > my assembly is not GACed. I also read through the previous threads in
> > the group about binder variables, and Ias a result, I've added the -fv
> > switch to the "Linker" box (for light, for non Votive users)...
> >
> > Still no dice. Is there something I'm missing? Shouldn't this be
> working
> > as I have it?
> >
> > Chris
> >
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