http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14385438/wix-the-system-cannot-find-the-file-when-it-is-really-there
Ok it was very simple I had an extra close paren in the code. That I just didn't see. Sorry for the trouble. On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Hoover, Jacob <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- 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
