How to include version number in VS Setup Project output filename

Question

Is there a way to include the version number as part of the output.msi filename in a VS2008 Setup Project?

I\'d like for example an output file called: \"myinstall

Answer 1

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using WindowsInstaller;


// cscript //nologo "$(ProjectDir)WiRunSql.vbs" "$(BuiltOuputPath)" "UPDATE `Property` SET `Property`.`Value`='4.0.0.1' WHERE `Property`='ProductVersion'"
// "SELECT `Property`.`ProductVersion` FROM `Property` WHERE `Property`.`Property` = 'ProductVersion'"

/* 
 * That's a .NET wrapper generated by tlbimp.exe, wrapping the ActiveX component c:\windows\system32\msi.dll.  
 * You can let the IDE make one for you with Project + Add Reference, COM tab, 
 * select "Microsoft Windows Installer Object Library". 
 */
namespace PostBuildEventModifyMSI
{
    /* Post build event fro Rename MSI file.
     * $(SolutionDir)PostBuildEventModifyMSI\bin\Debug\PostBuildEventModifyMSI.exe "$(SolutionDir)TestWebApplicationSetup\Debug\TestWebApplicationSetup.msi"
     */

    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComImport(), System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("000C1090-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
    class Installer { }
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            #region New code.

            string msiFilePath = string.Empty;
            if (args.Length == 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Enter MSI file complete path:");
                msiFilePath = Console.ReadLine();
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Argument Received args[0]: " + args[0]);
                msiFilePath = args[0];
            }

            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            string[] words = msiFilePath.Split('\\');
            foreach (string word in words)
            {
                sb.Append(word + '\\');

                if (word.Contains("Debug"))
                {
                    break;
                }
                else
                {

                }
            }

            // Open a view on the Property table for the Label property 
            //UPDATE Property set Value = '2.06.36' where Property = 'ProductVersion'
            Program p = new Program();
            string version = p.GetMsiVersionProperty(msiFilePath, "ProductVersion");
            string productName = p.GetMsiVersionProperty(msiFilePath, "ProductName");

            string newMSIpath = sb.ToString() + string.Format("{0}_{1}.msi", productName, version);
            Console.WriteLine("Original MSI File Path: " + msiFilePath);
            Console.WriteLine("New MSI File Path: " + newMSIpath);


            System.IO.File.Move(msiFilePath, newMSIpath);

            #endregion




            //Console.Read();
        }

        private string GetMsiVersionProperty(string msiFilePath, string property)
        {
            string retVal = string.Empty;

            // Create an Installer instance  
            WindowsInstaller.Installer installer = (WindowsInstaller.Installer) new Installer();

            // Open the msi file for reading  
            // 0 - Read, 1 - Read/Write  
            Database db = installer.OpenDatabase(msiFilePath, WindowsInstaller.MsiOpenDatabaseMode.msiOpenDatabaseModeReadOnly); //// Open the MSI database in the input file 

            // Fetch the requested property  
            string sql = String.Format(
                "SELECT Value FROM Property WHERE Property='{0}'", property);
            View view = db.OpenView(sql);
            //View vw = db.OpenView(@"SELECT `Value` FROM `Property` WHERE `Property` = 'ProductVersion'");
            view.Execute(null);

            // Read in the fetched record  
            Record record = view.Fetch();
            if (record != null)
            {
                retVal = record.get_StringData(1);
                System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(record);
            }
            view.Close();

            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(view);
            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(db);

            return retVal;
        }

    }
}