[wix-users] How to read Preprocessor variables in C# Bootstrapper code?

[Harinatha Narisetty]

Got it .. Thank you.

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Edwin Castro
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 2:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] How to read Preprocessor variables in C# Bootstrapper code?

Preprocessor variables are usable only by the WiX compiler, candle.exe. If you want your bootstrapper to see that value, then you'll want to author a Variable whose value is the value of your preprocessor variable. See http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/variable.html
and http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/overview/preprocessor.html
for details.

I expect you'll need something like the following:

<Variable Name="FullVersionNumber" Value="$(var.FullVersionNumber)"/>

You should then be able to access FullVersionNumber as a regular property in the bootstrapper.

--
Edwin G. Castro


On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Harinatha Narisetty <harinatha.narisetty at us.abb.com> wrote:
> Hi ,
> I have preprocessor variables defined as FullVersionNumber=1.5.6; I 
> want to read this my custom bootstrapper .. Any idea how to read this?
>
> Thanks
> Hari
>
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