ShortFileNameType (Simple Type)

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ShortFileNameType (Simple Type)

Description

Values of this type will look like: "FileName.ext". The following characters are not allowed: \ ? | > : / * " + , ; = [ ] less-than, or whitespace. The name cannot be longer than 8 characters and the extension cannot exceed 3 characters. The value could also be a localization variable with the format $(loc.VARIABLE).

Pattern Type
Must match the regular expression: '[^\\\?|><:/\*"\+,;=\[\] ]{1,8}(\.[^\\\?|><:/\*"\+,;=\[\] ]{0,3})?|\$\(loc\.[_A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z_.]*\)'.
See Also
Wix Schema