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

[Rob Mensching]

Yeah, we'd like to get this bug fixed as quickly as possible to make WiX v3.10 deadline. Problem is we don't repro this issue at FireGiant, so your data should help make it clear.

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-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of David Hary
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 9:26 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] SWID Tag input string was not in a correct format error from Light

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
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> 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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> > 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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