I would assume that all Id attributes are expected to follow the standard Id requirements. Dots are safe, slashes (either way) are not.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Michael Turner <mcturner...@gmail.com>wrote: > The syntax rules for ComponentGroup and FeatureGroup IDs seem to be fairly > liberal: just about anything goes, including embedded spaces and > backslashes (i.e., characters that are not allowed in traditional > identifiers). Of course, $(...) and !(...) are still special and can be > expanded (if valid) by the WiX compiler and linker, respectively. > > I'm on WiX 3.5 RTM (3.5.2519.0), and I've been experimenting with > FeatureGroup IDs containing backslashes (modeling a hierarchical breakdown) > with no trouble so far. For example > "MyProduct\FooLayer\Widget1.OptionalQualifier". > > Are groups IDs like this safe to use long-term, or is there a possibility > that backslashes could take on a special meaning in future versions of WiX > (especially the .wixobj and .wixlib formats) and/or a possibility of > causing > problems (or security vulnerabilities) in the linker? > > > Thanks, > Mike > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Are-there-any-special-characters-I-should-avoid-in-a-FeatureGroup-ID-tp7584019.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
