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I'm writing an installer that needs to work for multiple product names, versions, etc.

I'd like to use compiler vars to set these values, like this:

Product Name: #CLIENTNAME# Software Installer

But when I do this, the dialogs simply display "#CLIENTNAME# Software Installer" rather than "SomeCompany Software Installer"

Am I doing something wrong, or am I not supposed to use compiler vars in this manner?

That's a great question. Compiler variables can only be used in your setup script, which is pre-processed using compiler variables. Please do not use them anywhere else in your project - which is, all the settings on the Project Options window in the IDE.

Thanks for the quick feedback.

Is there any other way of accomplishing this task?

The installer will be built in an automated build via command-line, I suppose I could replace the value in the project file before doing the build? Or is there a better/smarter way?

The product name field actually initializes the global, pre-defined script variable $TITLE$. So if you need to update that dynamically, you can just say:



in your setup script (say all the way on top), and it will work fine. Be sure to check the pre-defined variables in the help index and see what other pre-defined variables might be of use to you.

Well... that's just too easy.