Empty Build Event Macros

[cubt85iz]

I'm attempting to execute a Powershell script as part of the Pre-build for a new WiX 4 MSI Package using the following command:

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -NonInteractive -File pre-build.ps1 $(ProjectDir)

It appears that the ProjectDir macro is empty. I'm using Heatwave for VS2022 1.0.0 and I see that #7020 has been closed.

Am I missing something here or is this an issue that needs to be written up?

Thanks 😁

[robmen]

You need to manually import Sdk.targets and move your pre-build event after the import. Someone else asked this a bit ago. Someone should probably add it to the migration FAQ.

[cubt85iz]

Thanks for the hint. For those who may stumble upon this discussion, here's exactly what I needed to do.

1. Open the wixproj for editing.
2. Remove Sdk from Project to prevent duplicate import warning (as noted here)
3. Add import statements for Sdk.props and Sdk.targets after the Project tag.

Here is an excerpt from my file now.

<Project>
  <Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk" Version="4.0.0" />
  <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk" Version="4.0.0" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <PreBuildEvent>:: powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -NonInteractive -File pre-build.ps1 $(ProjectDir)
			echo Test $(ProjectDir)</PreBuildEvent>
    <Platforms>x64;x86;ARM64</Platforms>
  </PropertyGroup>

[robmen]

@cubt85iz why not take this knowledge you found and find the right page on https://wixtoolset.org/docs/ and add it there? Every page there has a link to edit the page. Then you're proactively helping the next person.

[cubt85iz]

Roger that. I had it on my todo list to figure that out.

BTW thanks for the excellent live streams. They really helped me hit the ground running with WiX 4.