[wix-users] Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:INSTALLFOLDER" - AppOutputFromHeat

[Brian Link]

This is one thing that frustrates me - I can't find where candle.exe is being scripted. I'm using Heat to auto-list the project files.

From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Joel Budreau
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 11:15 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Subject: Re: [wix-users] Unresolved reference to symbol 'Directory:INSTALLFOLDER" - AppOutputFromHeat

Silly question, but when you're running your candle command, are you
passing both wxs files as arguments?

On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Brian Link <link at fr.com<mailto:link at fr.com>> wrote:

> I'm trying to fix an installer for my Office add-in project, and am
> getting this error from AppOutputFromHeat. I've been mostly cutting/pasting
> from a project that has a working installer, and must have missed something
> somewhere.
>
> At the top of AppOutputFromHeat I've got the following fragment:
>
> <Fragment>
> <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
> <Directory Id="Data" Name="Data" />
> </DirectoryRef>
> </Fragment>
>
> And the relevent section in my product.wxs is
>
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
> <Directory Id="FR" Name="FR">
> <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="$(var.PRODUCTNAME)" />
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
> <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="FR"/>
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Brian Link :: Senior Software Engineer :: Fish & Richardson P.C.
> 612 204 4666 direct :: 651 226 5465 mobile :: link at fr.com<mailto:link at fr.com>
>
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