Auto generate product code

[rbrowne]

Is it possible to automatically generate the product code everytime the msi is built with MSI Factory? We do this with WiX by specifying '*' instead of a GUID for Product/@Id.

[plokolp]

Good question. Any answers? Can you use a variable in this field that will be substitued with a GUID?

[Ulrich]

You can do exactly what he said in his message. Generate the WiX files, remove the Product GUID and replace it with an asterisk, then (re)build the project with the batch file that was created.

Ulrich

[plokolp]

The way I ended up doing it was to use a variable.

We use Final Builder for the build process (www.finalbuilder.com) - Awesome software. It has a "Create GUID" action. I used this and then wrote it out to the MSI Factory variables file that we use. Then use the variable in the Product Code text box within MSI Factory.

Works great.