Defining Wix properties and values based on VS active configuration

Question

How can I define Wix properties and values that change depending on which Visual Studio configuration is active? e.g. For our release build, var x = 1 and for the export build,

Answer 1

You can use Project Reference Variables for that. No need to specify constants.

Sample steps:

1. Add a project reference (of the application) to your setup project

Right Click 'References', 'Add References'

2. Use project reference values in your wxs file

$(var.ProjectName.Configuration)

Resources:

Complete list of Candle preprocessor variables

Using Project references and variables