[wix-users] [Wix]: MSI package creation failed due to sequence of " passing as an argument

[Dileep S]

Ignore the previous error:

error MSB6001: Invalid command line switch for "candle.exe". Illegal quote
passed to the command line switch named "-d". The value was
[CommandArg="&quot]. [E:\WorkFolder\BuildMSI.wixproj]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Dileep S <dileep.sanampudi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The following error is occurred  if we use the following in wixproj
> <DefineConstants>Debug;CommandArg="$(cmdArg)"</DefineConstants>
> candle.exe : error CNDL0288: The variable '&quot' with value '' was
> previously declared with value ''. [E:\WorkFolder\BuildMSI.wixproj]
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 8:18 PM, David Watson <dwatson at sdl.com> wrote:
>
>> Try wrapping your constant in quotes.
>> <DefineConstants>Debug;CommandArg="$(cmdArg)"</DefineConstants>
>>
>> It looks like its currently being replaced as
>> <DefineConstants>Debug;CommandArg="""<DefineConstants>
>>
>> And the ; are splitting the string up.
>>
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>> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On
>> Behalf Of Dileep S
>> Sent: 18 February 2016 13:00
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>> Subject: [wix-users] [Wix]: MSI package creation failed due to sequence
>> of " passing as an argument
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I have found one issue while building WixProject.
>> In my wixproject file i have added one constant variable in
>> <DefineConstants>.
>>
>> <DefineConstants>Debug;CommandArg=$(cmdArg)</DefineConstants>
>> >
>>
>> This $(cmdArg) value will be passed from the command line argument.
>>
>>
>> C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319>MSBuild.exe
>> /p:cmdArg=""""" "E:\WorkFolder\BuildMSI.wixproj" /t:Rebuild
>>
>> Following error is displayed after compiling wixproject.
>>
>> *"E:\WorkFolder\BuildMSI.wixproj" (Rebuild target) (1) ->(Compile target)
>> ->*
>> *  candle.exe : error CNDL0288: The variable '&quot' with value '' was
>> previously declared with value ''. [E:\WorkFolder\BuildMSI.wixproj]*
>>
>> Please help me how to solve this issue.
>>
>> This issue occurs only when sequence of " passing as an argument.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dileep
>>
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