Visual Studio 2010 Customization Project Text Variable List

Question

I am looking for a list of variables that I can use in text fields in a Visual Studio 2010 installation project.

For example, the welcome dialog has this text by default:

The installation program guides you through the steps necessary to install [ProductName] on your computer.

I am looking for other variables such as [ProductName], so I can do something like:

The installation program guides you through the steps necessary to install [ProductName] v [Version] on your computer.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Press F4 after selecting the installation project in the solution explorer. You can see a list of variables, for example [ProductName], [Manufacturer], [Description], [Author] and [Version], etc.

The entire list of properties can be found at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905.aspx