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Wix Installer with Major Version Subfolder

I have the following code in my Product.wxs file

<Wix>
    <?define ProductVersion="!(bind.fileVersion._957E198E_2074_A3FA_A554_6FE5D8E9F4FD)" ?>
    <?define MajorVersion="!(bind.property.ProductVersion.Major)" ?>

    <Product Id='*' Name='Software v$(var.MajorVersion)' Version='$(var.ProductVersion)' Manufacturer='...' UpgradeCode='...' Codepage='...'>
    [...]
    </Product>
</Wix>

The above is based on this Binding WIX FileVersion sub values? question's answer.

It gives me the following error though Light Compile Error

My Plan B was smth like

<?define MajorVersion="!(bind.fileVersion._957E198E_2074_A3FA_A554_6FE5D8E9F4FD.Major)" ?>

or

<?define MajorVersion="!(bind.fileVersion.major._957E198E_2074_A3FA_A554_6FE5D8E9F4FD)" ?>

but those don't work either.

Ultimately I want to use the MajorVersion property/variable to be part of the install directory. <CustomAction Id='DIRCA_TARGETDIR' Property='TARGETDIR' Value='[ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\[MajorVersion]\[ProductName]' Execute='firstSequence' />

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Solution

  • After some more digging I eventually found an answer myself.

    <Wix xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi'>
  <?define MainAssemblyVersion="!(bind.fileVersion._957E198E_2074_A3FA_A554_6FE5D8E9F4FD)" ?>
  <?define MajorVersion="!(bind.property.ProductVersion.Major)" ?>

  <Product Id='*' Name='Software v$(var.MajorVersion' Language='1033' Version='$(var.MainAssemblyVersion)' Manufacturer='...' UpgradeCode='...' Codepage='...'>
    [...]
    <!-- Initialize the 'TARGETDIR' directory property. -->
    <CustomAction Id='DIRCA_TARGETDIR' Property='TARGETDIR' Value='[ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\[ProductName] v$(var.MajorVersion)' Execute='firstSequence' />
    [...]
  </Product>
</Wix>

    I believe I was partly confused by the fact that bind.property.ProductVersion already exists and doesn't have to be declared (which I did in my first example)

    Once you have the major version part in a variable, using it $(var.MainAssemblyVersion) is really all it needs.