Re: [WiX-users] Setting the version number...

[Rob Mensching]

Merge Modules "modularize" the identifiers (append the .G_U_I_D). So you
must do that too.

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:15 PM, StevenOgilvie <sogil...@msn.com> wrote:

> Hi Rob,
>
> I have a wxi variable file with:
>   <?define ProductVersion = !(wix.FileVersion.file_TMCResources)?>
>
> then my product.wxs file with:
> <Product Id=&quot;$(var.ProductCode)&quot;
>            Name=&quot;$(var.ProductName)&quot;
>            Language=&quot;1033&quot;
>            Version=&quot;$(var.ProductVersion)&quot;
>
> I compile using VS2010 and get these errors:
> Error   4       The Windows Installer XML variable
> !(wix.FileVersion.file_TMCResources) is unknown.  Please ensure the
> variable
> is declared on the command line for light.exe, via a WixVariable element,
> or
> inline using the syntax !(wix.FileVersion.file_TMCResources=some value
> which
> doesn't contain parenthesis).   C:\Dev\Core
> Technologies\Main\Setup\TMC_Client_Setup\Product.wxs    5       1
> TMC_Client_Setup
>
> I have a merge module (which includes the variables.wxi) which contains
> that
> file id:
> &lt;Component Id=&quot;cmp9A893CD17F2583C3B6A49923CB3B231C&quot;
> Guid=&quot;{SOME_GUID}&quot; Permanent=&quot;no&quot;
> Shared=&quot;no&quot;>
>           <File Id="file_TMCResources" KeyPath="yes"
> Source="$(var.tmcSourcePath)\TMC_Resources.dll" />
>           </Component>
>
> Must be an easy way to read a fileversion and use that as your
> productversion?
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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