Unresolved reference to WixUI:WixUI_InstallDir

Question

i am using wix from command line. the problem i am facing is that i don't know how i will load the WixUtilExtension.dll at link time.

currently i am using the following commands

candle install.wxs 

and then

light -ext WixUtilExtension install.wixobj

but it gives me following error

Unresolved reference to symbol 'WixUI:WixUI_InstallDir in section product

the dll is located at C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.7\bin and my files are in folder which is at Desktop can some body help me in resolving this?

thanks

Answer 1

You are linking WixUtilExtension, but the WixUI_InstallDir is a part of WixUIExtension. Seems like a pure typo.