WiX

Visual Studio 2008.

Editing Intermediate directory not feasible from within IDE - GUI.

Edit .wixproj file.

MSBuild Variables available in .wixproj.

  1. Configuration.
  1. Platform.
  1. SolutionDir.
  1. SolutionName.

Not availabe

  1. ProjectName.
  1. ProjectDir.

1. Single Project - Solution

OutPath

$(SolutionDir)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(SolutionName)

2. Multi Project - Solution

OutPath

$(SolutionDir)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\$(SolutionName)

Vars.wxi file for PreCompile header variables.

<?if $(var.Platform)=x64 ?>
<?else?>
<?endif?>

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<ItemGroup>
<Content Include="License.htm" />
<Content <Content Include="Resources\Banner.bmp" />
<Content <Content Include="Resources\Dialog.bmp" />
<Content <Content Include="Resources\License.rtf" />
<Content <Content Include="Resources\Manual.rtf" />
<Content <Content Include="Vars.wxi" />
<ItemGroup> </ItemGroup>
</ItemGroup> <ItemGroup>
<Folder Include="Resources" />
<ItemGroup> </ItemGroup>

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Updated: 2026 Aug 19