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

Rob Mensching rob at firegiant.com
Mon Aug 31 12:42:42 PDT 2015 

This is perfect. What is your Product/@Version? Is it being resolved correctly in the final MSI?

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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 12:20 PM
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

by dotted string I mean the file name that has dots in the path name.

like this:

isr.IO.Diolan.Handler.Driver.Console.WiX.wixproj

it looks like the trace has line numbers now.  let me know if you need to full log.

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:59 AM, David Hary <davidhary at gmail.com> wrote:

> will do that...
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:53 AM, David Hary <davidhary at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> see attached
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:40 AM, David Hary <davidhary at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> will do.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:39 AM, David Hary <davidhary at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rob,
>>>>
>>>> I did not do the wix-debug item wondering if the bug has to do with 
>>>> the long dotted string. I had an issue with a long dotted string 
>>>> also when using the assembly version bind command, which I solved 
>>>> by replacing the long dotted string with a shorted directory id. As 
>>>> I recall having more than 2 or 3 dots thew a monkey wrench at the 
>>>> parser. let me know if you'd like info on that as well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:08 AM, David Hary <davidhary at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Here is the item from the log:
>>>>>
>>>>> "C:\My\LIBRARIES\VS\IO\Diolan\isr.IO.Diolan.sln" (default target) 
>>>>> (1)
>>>>> ->
>>>>> "C:\My\LIBRARIES\VS\IO\Diolan\WiX\Handler.Driver.Console.WiX\isr.IO.Diolan.Handler.Driver.Console.WiX.wixproj"
>>>>> (default
>>>>>  target) (11) ->
>>>>> (Link target) ->
>>>>>   light.exe : error LGHT0001: Input string was not in a correct 
>>>>> format. [C:\My\LIBRARIES\VS\IO\Diolan\WiX\Handler.Drive
>>>>> r.Console.WiX\isr.IO.Diolan.Handler.Driver.Console.WiX.wixproj]
>>>>>
>>>>>     0 Warning(s)
>>>>>     1 Error(s)
>>>>>
>>>>> please let me know if you need more info.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 10:22 AM, David Hary <davidhary at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I too used a directory down the folder tree. I show TARGETDIR in 
>>>>>> the example rather than the lower directory, which is 
>>>>>> idiosyncratic. Both failed with the same error. Because the 
>>>>>> install otherwise works, the directory id is likely kosher. I'll 
>>>>>> try to figure out how to get the log per Rob's clues.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Phill Hogland < 
>>>>>> phill.hogland at rimage.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm curious as to what TARGETDIR is set too, in the example posted.
>>>>>>> The posted code looks similar to what works for me, but I use a 
>>>>>>> DirectoryId that is lower in my Folder tree.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] 
>>>>>>> On Behalf Of Rob Mensching
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 11:57 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > ______________________________________________________________
>>>>>>> > _  FireGiant  |  Dedicated support for the WiX toolset  | 
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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?
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > ____________________________________________________________
>>>>>>> > > ___  FireGiant  |  Dedicated support for the WiX toolset  | 
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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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