[wix-users] WixShellExecTarget with Value="[#myapp.exe]" keeps unresolved

Mon Jun 6 10:51:04 PDT 2016

Thanks for help, using generated id is worked out, 
well.. let's see how it goes in future. 

> On Jun 6, 2016, at 20:41, John Cooper <JoCooper at jackhenry.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, I don't do this.  I only use HEAT to prototype and not to generate authoring.  The File at Id SHOULD be stable as it should be based on the KeyPath.  But the only way for it to be actually stable is to use a fixed File at Id for it.  Patching is also really "fun" with generated Component at Id.  But, again, it should work.
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> <File>-list is generated and I think id's aer generated too:
> https://github.com/ubergrape/grape-electron/blob/master/tasks/release/windows.js#L91
> 
> so when I looked into this file I see id's like this:
> 
> ```
> <Component Id="cmp3A9BE3471F1E3EB4DAFEB6D2B235E51C" Guid="53B81184-CA72-4C50-8853-536134FCB888">
> 	<File Id="fil2121EFDAB0FA66BA1202EA011B1F0340" KeyPath="yes" Source="C:\grape-electron\tmp\grape\Grape.exe" /> </Component>
> 
> ```
> 
> not sure I can safely use them.
> 
> any ideas?
> 
> 
>> On Jun 6, 2016, at 20:25, John Cooper <JoCooper at jackhenry.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Definitely File at Id.
>> 
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>> John Merryweather Cooper
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>> Notification Service Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  
>> 66214 | Ext:  431050 |JoCooper at jackhenry.com
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
>> Behalf Of John Cooper
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>> Subject: Re: [wix-users] WixShellExecTarget with Value="[#myapp.exe]" 
>> keeps unresolved
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>> May be File at Id.  It's been awhile.
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>> Notification Service Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  
>> 66214 | Ext:  431050 |JoCooper at jackhenry.com
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
>> Behalf Of John Cooper
>> Sent: Monday, June 6, 2016 12:21 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [wix-users] WixShellExecTarget with Value="[#myapp.exe]" 
>> keeps unresolved
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>> What is the Component at Id for Grape.exe?  Use this in the square brackets with the sharp and it should work.
>> 
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>> John Merryweather Cooper
>> Senior Software Engineer | Integration Development Group | Enterprise 
>> Notification Service Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS  
>> 66214 | Ext:  431050 |JoCooper at jackhenry.com
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Yuri Tkachenko
>> Sent: Monday, June 6, 2016 12:11 PM
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>> Subject: [wix-users] WixShellExecTarget with Value="[#myapp.exe]" 
>> keeps unresolved
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>> Hi!
>> I am trying to adopt this guide: 
>> http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/ui_and_localizati
>> on/run_program_after_install.html
>> 
>> and ended up with
>> https://github.com/ubergrape/grape-electron/blob/master/resources/wind
>> ows/installer.wxl#L106-L111
>> 
>> However the `[#$(var.exeName)]` keeps beeing unresolved.
>> here is string from logfile:
>> `Property(S): WixShellExecTarget = [#Grape.exe]`
>> 
>> and if I explicitly write down
>> `<Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="С:\Program Files\Grape\Grape.exe" />` and of course don't change path while installing, I could launch app after install. 
>> 
>> Why this `[#$(var.exeName)]` resolves into [#Grape.exe] but not into full path? 
>> Full config 
>> https://github.com/ubergrape/grape-electron/blob/master/resources/wind
>> ows/installer.wxl
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
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