Edit the MSBuild project to pass in the Build as a variable. I believe it was along the lines of <DefineConstants>%(DefineConstants);Build=$(Configuration)</DefineConstants> for both the debug and release sections.
-----Original Message----- From: Steven Cramer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Newb "cannot find the file" but it is really there So I replaced it with the direct path and that works. Although I need it to be the var as the debug will eventually be Release. <Component Id="Federalxml" Guid="30DCE505-6CEC-40B0-85C2-3912424BEF33"> <!--<File Source="$(var.AktionTLW2.TargetDir)Templates\Federal.xml)" />--> <File Source="C:\Plastic\W2\AktionTLW2\AktionTLW2\bin\Debug\Templates\Federal.xml"/> </Component> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Steven Cramer <[email protected]>wrote: > I am new to the Wix world. I apologize if I am being thick. > > So if the file is actually where it claims it is looking why can't it > find it? > > Error 1 The system cannot find the file > 'C:\Plastic\W2\AktionTLW2\AktionTLW2\bin\Debug\Templates\Federal.xml)'. > C:\Plastic\W2\AktionTLW2\SetupProject\Product.wxs 40 1 SetupProject > Error 2 The system cannot find the file > 'C:\Plastic\W2\AktionTLW2\AktionTLW2\bin\Debug\Templates\Jurisdictions.xml)'. > C:\Plastic\W2\AktionTLW2\SetupProject\Product.wxs 43 1 SetupProject > > > > Code Fragment > > <Fragment> > <ComponentGroup Id="Templates" Directory="TemplatesFolder"> > <Component Id="TemplatesFolder" > Guid="33D641B7-4E1C-44E9-82C5-D5CBF38E631E"> > <CreateFolder Directory="TemplatesFolder" /> > </Component> > <Component Id="Federalxml" > Guid="30DCE505-6CEC-40B0-85C2-3912424BEF33"> > <File Source="$(var.AktionTLW2.TargetDir)Templates\Federal.xml)" > /> > </Component> > <Component Id="Jurisdictionsxml" > Guid="9950A369-0426-42AD-A545-0BF23FC5F917" > > <File > Source="$(var.AktionTLW2.TargetDir)Templates\Jurisdictions.xml)" /> > </Component> > > </ComponentGroup> > > > > > -- > Steven T. Cramer > 719.290.2872 > -- Steven T. Cramer 719.290.2872 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
