WIX: Howto set the name of the msi output file dynamically

Question

I want to include some dynamic part in the filename of the msi file my wix projects produce. This dynamic part should be controlled by variables which are part of my wix project and are declared like this:

<?define ProductVersion="7.1.0.1" ?>

Does anybody know about a way of sending that value of that wix variable to the linker to use it as a part of the output filename?

By the way: I'm using Wix3

Answer 1

Since it's just a file name, why not have a post-build action that renames the file in your build script (assuming MSBuild)?

Answer 2

The msi file name is not determined by your wix files, but by the light.exe -out switch. You can use the same value for -out and inside your wix files if you do the following in your build script, assuming it is a batch script:

• set an environment variable with set productversion=1.2.3
• Pass -out foo%productversion%.msi to the light.exe linker
• use the same environment variable in your wix files as $(env.productversion)

Answer 3

Product Id="GUID" Name="whatevername $(var.ProductVersion)"