WiX v4 bootstrapper - setting the InstallFolder to program files doesn't resolve #8642
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I have a WiX v4 project which uses a bootstrapper, declared in a
However the I've seen a couple of examples online suggesting this is how it's done. What am I doing wrong? |
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You might want to have a dig around in the source of the WixStandardBootstrapperApplication. https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix/blob/main/src/ext/Bal/stdbas/WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.cpp If doing it yourself, the guidance would be in line with this Stackoverflow post |
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Change your variable Type="string" to Type="formatted" and the variable [ProgramFilesFolder] will be resolved |
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Change your variable Type="string" to Type="formatted" and the variable [ProgramFilesFolder] will be resolved