Product Element

Windows Installer XML (WiX) v3.0

Product Element

Description
The Product element is analogous to the main function in a C program. When linking, only one Product section can be given to the linker to produce a successful result. Using this element creates an msi file.
Windows Installer references
None
Parents
Wix
Inner Text
None
Children
Sequence (min: 1, max: 1)
  1. Package (min: 1, max: 1)
  2. Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)
Attributes
Name Type Description Required
Id AutogenGuid The product code GUID for the product. Yes
Codepage String The code page integer value or web name for the resulting MSI. See remarks for more information.  
Language LocalizableInteger The decimal language ID (LCID) for the product. Yes
Manufacturer String The manufacturer of the product. Yes
Name String The descriptive name of the product. Yes
UpgradeCode Guid The upgrade code GUID for the product.  
Version String The product's version string. Yes
Any attribute namespace='##other' processContents='lax'
Remarks

You can specify any valid Windows code by integer like 1252, or by web name like Windows-1252. See Code Pages for more information.

See Also
Wix Schema