[wix-users] SWID Tag input string was not in a correct format error from Light

[David Hary]

sure, Rob, your wish is my command -- I'll try to figure out how to do that
-- the least one could do to pay the dues that you are owed!

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> Can you build from the command with msbuild with logging on? There will be
> a much longer error message that will help figure out the issue. If you can
> copy down the wix-debug.zip and extract the files next to where you
> installed, that'd be even more help tracking down the issue.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of David Hary
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 11:39 AM
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> Subject: Re: [wix-users] SWID Tag input string was not in a correct format
> error from Light
>
> Correct: Product.
>
> This is what I get in the Error List panel.
>
> Severity Code Description Project File Line Error Input string was not in
> a correct format.
> isr.IO.Diolan.Handler.Driver.Console.WiX light.exe 0
>
> Also, the tab works fine in the bootstrap project.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:34 AM, Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:
>
> > Can you provide more context? Did you mean Product instead of Project?
> > Can you provide the full error and other messages around the error?
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
> > Behalf Of David Hary
> > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 11:20 AM
> > To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > Subject: [wix-users] SWID Tag input string was not in a correct format
> > error from Light
> >
> > With 3.10.0.2026 and this code in <Project>:
> >
> > <swid:Tag Regid='acme.com' InstallDirectory='TARGETDIR'/>
> >
> > Light reports an error: Input string was not in a correct format.
> >
> > Is there a file where I could find the offending string?
> >
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