Thanks, it explains everything. Andrei > $(env.ProgramFiles) is a pre-processor variable. Candle expands the value at > compile time replacing it with the value of the environment variable of the > compilation system rather than the target system. > > [ProgramFilesFolder] is a Windows Installer property that is expanded at > install time on the target system. > > Edwin G. Castro > Software Developer - Staff > Electronic Banking Services > Fiserv > Office: 503-746-0643 > Fax: 503-617-0291 > www.fiserv.com > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andrei Korostelev [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:54 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [WiX-users] $(env.ProgramFiles) is set incorrectly on non-US WinXP? >> >> I bumped into the following problem on WinXP German. >> >> The Windows environment variable %ProgramFiles% correctly points to >> "C:\Programme" (checked using "set" command). However wix expands >> $(env.ProgramFiles) as "C:\Program Files" i.o. "C:\Programme" >> >> Replacing $(env.ProgramFiles) with [ProgramFilesFolder] fixes the issue, but >> I >> am wondering about the problem roots. Do I miss something? >> >> The issue is reproducible on wix-2.0.5805 and wix-3.0.5419.0, WinXP SP1 and >> SP3 German (32-bit). >> >> Regards, >> Andrei >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture >> Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using Dell >> EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end client >> virtualization framework. Read more! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Centralized Desktop Delivery: Dell and VMware Reference Architecture > Simplifying enterprise desktop deployment and management using > Dell EqualLogic storage and VMware View: A highly scalable, end-to-end > client virtualization framework. Read more! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/dell-eql-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
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