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How to change shortcut name?

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How to change shortcut name?

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Hi all,

I have defined the shortcut like this:

<DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">

<Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">

<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />

<RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />

<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />

</Component>

</DirectoryRef>

However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP 1.0.0.1,
which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know that I can
define custom action to change the Product Name, like:

<CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
[ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />

But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
custom action to fit for shortcut name?

Regards,

Chunyan

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Rob Mensching-7

Re: How to change shortcut name?

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You can't do that at run time. Only Properties, Directories and temporary
rows may be modified at install time.

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) <
[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>
> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>
> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>
> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>
> </Component>
>
> </DirectoryRef>
>
>
>
> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP 1.0.0.1,
> which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know that I can
> define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>
> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>
>
>
> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Chunyan
>
>
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> is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your
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saschabeaumont

Re: How to change shortcut name?

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In reply to this post by Chunyan

Have you thought about using a wix variable to set the shortcut name
at compile time, rather than at runtime?

i.e. Shortcut/@Name="MyAPP $(var.version)"

Sascha

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
<[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>
> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>
> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>
> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>
> </Component>
>
> </DirectoryRef>
>
>
>
> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP 1.0.0.1,
> which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know that I can
> define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>
> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>
>
>
> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Chunyan

Re: How to change shortcut name?

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Hi Sascha,

Thanks for your tip.

I thought about using wix variable to set the name. However, the version number will be changed for every build. And I don't know if there is a varialbe for product version, so that I can refer it, instead of using fix string.

If I define the variable like:
<?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>

And set shortcut name as:

<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"...

When I install it, the shortcut shown on the desktop is:

MyAPP[ProductVersion]

Instead of
MyAPP1.0.0.1

How can I set it?

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 02:31
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Have you thought about using a wix variable to set the shortcut name at compile time, rather than at runtime?

i.e. Shortcut/@Name="MyAPP $(var.version)"

Sascha

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>
> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>
> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>
> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>
> </Component>
>
> </DirectoryRef>
>
>
>
> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP 1.0.0.1,
> which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know that I can
> define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>
> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>
>
>
> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Blair-2

Re: How to change shortcut name?

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How do you set Product\@Version?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:42 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Hi Sascha,

Thanks for your tip.

I thought about using wix variable to set the name. However, the version
number will be changed for every build. And I don't know if there is a
varialbe for product version, so that I can refer it, instead of using fix
string.

If I define the variable like:
<?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>

And set shortcut name as:

<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"...

When I install it, the shortcut shown on the desktop is:

MyAPP[ProductVersion]

Instead of
MyAPP1.0.0.1

How can I set it?

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 02:31
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Have you thought about using a wix variable to set the shortcut name at
compile time, rather than at runtime?

i.e. Shortcut/@Name="MyAPP $(var.version)"

Sascha

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
<[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>
> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>
> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>
> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>
> </Component>
>
> </DirectoryRef>
>
>
>
> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP 1.0.0.1,
> which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know that I can
> define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>
> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>
>
>
> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications
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saschabeaumont

Re: How to change shortcut name?

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Hi Chunyan,

I'm confused, surely you must be passing in the version number
*somewhere* during your build process (e.g. from VS, nant, msbuild,
etc?) to set Product/@Version?

Sascha

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Blair <[hidden email]> wrote:

> How do you set Product\@Version?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:42 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Hi Sascha,
>
> Thanks for your tip.
>
> I thought about using wix variable to set the name. However, the version
> number will be changed for every build. And I don't know if there is a
> varialbe for product version, so that I can refer it, instead of using fix
> string.
>
> If I define the variable like:
> <?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>
>
> And set shortcut name as:
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"...
>
> When I install it, the shortcut shown on the desktop is:
>
> MyAPP[ProductVersion]
>
> Instead of
> MyAPP1.0.0.1
>
> How can I set it?
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 02:31
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Have you thought about using a wix variable to set the shortcut name at
> compile time, rather than at runtime?
>
> i.e. Shortcut/@Name="MyAPP $(var.version)"
>
> Sascha
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>>
>> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>>
>> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
>> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>>
>> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
>> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
>> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>>
>> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>>
>> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
>> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>>
>> </Component>
>>
>> </DirectoryRef>
>>
>>
>>
>> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP 1.0.0.1,
>> which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know that I can
>> define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>>
>> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
>> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>>
>>
>>
>> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
>> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chunyan
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -------- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in
>> SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year.
>> Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications
>> to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12,
>> 2009. Register now!
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>>
>
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Chunyan

Re: How to change shortcut name?

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Hi Sascha,

I have set Product/@Version by
<Product Id="0943E42D-BEAB-4326-9C6B-E59544C28930" Version="6.0.0.472" Name="MyAPP" Language="1033"

My question is if I use variable like <?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>, then use it in <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"... The variable doesn't pass the Produce Number, like 1.0.0.1 to var.version. Instead, it treats [ProductVersion] as a string, and pass it to ver.version. Therefore, the shortcut name shown on the desktop is like MyAPP[ProudctVersion]. It is not what I want.

How can I pass the Product/@Version via wix variable as you suggestedß

Regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009 21:39
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Hi Chunyan,

I'm confused, surely you must be passing in the version number
*somewhere* during your build process (e.g. from VS, nant, msbuild,
etc?) to set Product/@Version?

Sascha

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Blair <[hidden email]> wrote:

> How do you set Product\@Version?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:42 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Hi Sascha,
>
> Thanks for your tip.
>
> I thought about using wix variable to set the name. However, the
> version number will be changed for every build. And I don't know if
> there is a varialbe for product version, so that I can refer it,
> instead of using fix string.
>
> If I define the variable like:
> <?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>
>
> And set shortcut name as:
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"...
>
> When I install it, the shortcut shown on the desktop is:
>
> MyAPP[ProductVersion]
>
> Instead of
> MyAPP1.0.0.1
>
> How can I set it?
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 02:31
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Have you thought about using a wix variable to set the shortcut name
> at compile time, rather than at runtime?
>
> i.e. Shortcut/@Name="MyAPP $(var.version)"
>
> Sascha
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>>
>> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>>
>> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
>> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>>
>> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
>> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
>> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>>
>> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>>
>> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
>> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>>
>> </Component>
>>
>> </DirectoryRef>
>>
>>
>>
>> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP
>> 1.0.0.1, which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know
>> that I can define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>>
>> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
>> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>>
>>
>>
>> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
>> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chunyan
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -
>> -------- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference
>> in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year.
>> Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications
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>> 2009. Register now!
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>>
>
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Blair-2

Re: How to change shortcut name?

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<?define ProductVersion=6.0.0.472?>
...
<Product Id="0943E42D-BEAB-4326-9C6B-E59544C28930"
Version="$(var.ProductVersion)" Name="MyAPP" Language="1033"
...
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.ProductVersion)"
...

You then update the define instead of the Product/@Version in your source
files.

If the Shortcut and the Product elements are in different wxs files, put the
define into a .wxi file that you include in both wxs files.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:36 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Hi Sascha,

I have set Product/@Version by
<Product Id="0943E42D-BEAB-4326-9C6B-E59544C28930" Version="6.0.0.472"
Name="MyAPP" Language="1033"

My question is if I use variable like <?define version = [ProductVersion]
?>, then use it in <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP"
Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"... The variable doesn't pass the Produce Number,
like 1.0.0.1 to var.version. Instead, it treats [ProductVersion] as a
string, and pass it to ver.version. Therefore, the shortcut name shown on
the desktop is like MyAPP[ProudctVersion]. It is not what I want.

How can I pass the Product/@Version via wix variable as you suggestedß

Regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009 21:39
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Hi Chunyan,

I'm confused, surely you must be passing in the version number
*somewhere* during your build process (e.g. from VS, nant, msbuild,
etc?) to set Product/@Version?

Sascha

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Blair <[hidden email]> wrote:

> How do you set Product\@Version?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:42 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Hi Sascha,
>
> Thanks for your tip.
>
> I thought about using wix variable to set the name. However, the
> version number will be changed for every build. And I don't know if
> there is a varialbe for product version, so that I can refer it,
> instead of using fix string.
>
> If I define the variable like:
> <?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>
>
> And set shortcut name as:
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"...
>
> When I install it, the shortcut shown on the desktop is:
>
> MyAPP[ProductVersion]
>
> Instead of
> MyAPP1.0.0.1
>
> How can I set it?
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 02:31
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Have you thought about using a wix variable to set the shortcut name
> at compile time, rather than at runtime?
>
> i.e. Shortcut/@Name="MyAPP $(var.version)"
>
> Sascha
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>>
>> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>>
>> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
>> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>>
>> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
>> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
>> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>>
>> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>>
>> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
>> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>>
>> </Component>
>>
>> </DirectoryRef>
>>
>>
>>
>> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP
>> 1.0.0.1, which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know
>> that I can define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>>
>> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
>> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>>
>>
>>
>> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
>> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chunyan
>>
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Chunyan

Re: How to change shortcut name?

Reply Threaded

Hi Blair,

Thanks for your reply. It is great idea. It works for me.

Regards,

Chunyan
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Blair [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. Oktober 2009 16:58
An: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

<?define ProductVersion=6.0.0.472?>
...
<Product Id="0943E42D-BEAB-4326-9C6B-E59544C28930"
Version="$(var.ProductVersion)" Name="MyAPP" Language="1033"
...
<Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.ProductVersion)"
...

You then update the define instead of the Product/@Version in your source files.

If the Shortcut and the Product elements are in different wxs files, put the define into a .wxi file that you include in both wxs files.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:36 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Hi Sascha,

I have set Product/@Version by
<Product Id="0943E42D-BEAB-4326-9C6B-E59544C28930" Version="6.0.0.472"
Name="MyAPP" Language="1033"

My question is if I use variable like <?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>, then use it in <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP"
Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"... The variable doesn't pass the Produce Number, like 1.0.0.1 to var.version. Instead, it treats [ProductVersion] as a string, and pass it to ver.version. Therefore, the shortcut name shown on the desktop is like MyAPP[ProudctVersion]. It is not what I want.

How can I pass the Product/@Version via wix variable as you suggestedß

Regards,

Chunyan

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009 21:39
An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?

Hi Chunyan,

I'm confused, surely you must be passing in the version number
*somewhere* during your build process (e.g. from VS, nant, msbuild,
etc?) to set Product/@Version?

Sascha

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Blair <[hidden email]> wrote:

> How do you set Product\@Version?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare) [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:42 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Hi Sascha,
>
> Thanks for your tip.
>
> I thought about using wix variable to set the name. However, the
> version number will be changed for every build. And I don't know if
> there is a varialbe for product version, so that I can refer it,
> instead of using fix string.
>
> If I define the variable like:
> <?define version = [ProductVersion] ?>
>
> And set shortcut name as:
>
> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP$(var.version)"...
>
> When I install it, the shortcut shown on the desktop is:
>
> MyAPP[ProductVersion]
>
> Instead of
> MyAPP1.0.0.1
>
> How can I set it?
>
>
> Chunyan
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 23. Oktober 2009 02:31
> An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] How to change shortcut name?
>
> Have you thought about using a wix variable to set the shortcut name
> at compile time, rather than at runtime?
>
> i.e. Shortcut/@Name="MyAPP $(var.version)"
>
> Sascha
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jiang, Chunyan (GE Healthcare)
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have defined the shortcut like this:
>>
>> <DirectoryRef Id="ShortcutFolder">
>>
>> <Component Id="DesktopShortcut"
>> Guid="D9DFCBA6-C98F-4146-87D9-C4F83349C8EC">
>>
>> <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutMyAPP" Name="MyAPP"
>> Directory="DesktopFolder" Target="[APPLICATIONFOLDER]/MyAPP.exe"
>> WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONFOLDER" />
>>
>> <RemoveFolder Id="DesktopFolderVPAdmin" On="uninstall" />
>>
>> <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\MyAPP"
>> Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
>>
>> </Component>
>>
>> </DirectoryRef>
>>
>>
>>
>> However, I want to give the shortcut another name, like MyAPP
>> 1.0.0.1, which is the version number. How can I perform it? I know
>> that I can define custom action to change the Product Name, like:
>>
>> <CustomAction Id="SetProductName" Property="ProductName" Value="MyAPP
>> [ProductVersion] " Execute="immediate" />
>>
>>
>>
>> But it doesn't work for changing shortcut name. How to modify this
>> custom action to fit for shortcut name?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chunyan
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> -
>> -------- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference
>> in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year.
>> Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications
>> to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12,
>> 2009. Register now!
>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference
>> _______________________________________________
>> WiX-users mailing list
>> [hidden email]
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
>>
>
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> Register

now!

> http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference
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>
>
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