How to include wxi file into wxs?

Question

Following the excellent suggestion I have moved some variables to WXI file. How do I include it in WXS file?

Spiegleman

Answer 1

for reference:

http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/preprocessor.htm

Although this is about wix 2.0 and uses a file with extension .wxs - the game stays the same, as only the "include" element is required to exist in the file.

A good article how to use this can be found here: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp/archive/2010/02/17/WiX-3-Tutorial-Understanding-main-WXS-and-WXI-file.aspx

Renatarenate

Also, note that you have to include in each .wxs file where you want to use the variables. The only way to avoid this is to define vars at the project level: right-click the project > Properties > Build tab. – Stomatitis

Answer 2

use <?include ?> preprocessor tag, for example:

 <?include include.wxi ?>

Spiegleman

It works only for 32bit installer. For 64bit this inclusion does not work. I get error: Schema validation failed with the following error at line 1, column 245: The element 'Wix' in namespace 'schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi' cannot contain text. List of possible elements expected: 'Bundle Product Module Patch Fragment PatchCreation'. – Vitalis

@Vitalis It is because you added <?include ... ?> at the top of the wsx file. wsi files containing <Fragment> elements must be added after the <Product> element – Edelstein