[wix-users] How to supply value of var argument of heat command while compiling in VS

[Hoover, Jacob]

In the WixProj,

	<PropertyGroup>
		<DefineConstants>
		  $(DefineConstants);
		OutDr=C:\Foo;
		</DefineConstants>
	</PropertyGroup>


I am sure there are other means of doing it, but as I am most comfortable with msbuild I go direct to the wixproj.  This also allows you to property drive the variable, and be able to provide updated values from a cli build.

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Ven H via wix-users
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Subject: [wix-users] How to supply value of var argument of heat command while compiling in VS

I am using Heat.exe to harvest a folder with some files. For the argument called "-var", I am providing a value "var.OutDir" and the heat output is generated. Now, I am trying to use this wxs file in my Visual Studio setup project. But, I am getting a compile error. I am not sure where to supply the value of Var argument in Visual Studio. I tried providing it in the Build tab of Project Properties in the Preprocessor variables and/ variables, but no luck. Because of this, I am not able to use heat output in Visual Studio. Can anyone please help?

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