Hi all,

I'm trying to write a recipe which unfolds two different vstemplates into an existing solution. The templates unfold correctly, however I'm unable to substitute arguments from the recipe which is calling the UnfoldTemplateAction.

For example:

• I have a package, whichhas one recipe in it which will unfold two projects into an already created solution.
• In the Templates\Solutions\Project\Silo\ folder are the project files and the .vbprog files and the controlling .vstemplatefile.
• I run the recipe and set the SiloName argument to "TestSilo".
• In the .vstemplate file I have a line

  <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="$SiloName$.Files.wxs">Files.wxs</ProjectItem>

  which is intended to use the recipe argument substitute.
• In the Files.wxs file there is a line

  src="$(sys.SOURCEFILEDIR)..\$SiloName$\obj\$(var.Config)\"

  which is intended to use the recipe argument to substitute.

However, neither arguement is replaced when the recipe runs and unfolds the templates. The File.wxs file is created in my project as

$SiloName$.Files.wxs

not

TestSilo.Files.wxs

and in that file, the src line is generated as

src="$(sys.SOURCEFILEDIR)..\$SiloName$\obj\$(var.Config)\"

not

src="$(sys.SOURCEFILEDIR)..\TestSilo\obj\$(var.Config)\"

I have packageswhich do this already, however the arguments are in a recipe which is called by the vstemplate (see below), so the recipe is called by the solution vstemplate - which is the opposite way round to how I amcalling them now - the recipe unfolds the vstemplate, not the template calling the recipe when started from "New Project...."

<WizardData>

<Template xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/pag/gax-template"

SchemaVersion="1.0"

Recipe="CreateSolution">

<References/>

</Template>

</WizardData>

But this is not applicable for me here, as I am trying to unfold two project templates in a solution which is already created.

Can anyone help, so are you not able to use recipe arguements in vstemplates called by UnfoldTemplateAction???

Thanks

No, sorry I didn't see that you're using the UnfoldTemplateAction, the thing there is that if you want to replace the parameters you should use a recipe associated with the WizardData extension like this:

<WizardExtension>

<Assembly>Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio, Version=1.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</Assembly>

<FullClassName>Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Templates.UnfoldTemplate</FullClassName>

</WizardExtension>

<WizardData>

<Template xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/pag/gax-template"

SchemaVersion="1.0"

Recipe="MyRecipe"/>

</WizardData>

unfortunately it works only with template references because you can't call a recipe from an another recipe.

Did you set the GAX wizard extension in the that templates?

like this:

<WizardExtension>

<Assembly>Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio, Version=1.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</Assembly>

<FullClassName>Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Templates.UnfoldTemplate</FullClassName>

</WizardExtension>

Jose, thank you for the reply - however I already have that set in my template file.

I've reproduced below the vstemplate file and the recipe I'm using. Surely you are able to include recipe arguments in vstemplates and files marked ReplaceParameters="true" when using the UnfoldTemplateAction?????

***** vstemplate file *****

No, sorry I didn't see that you're using the UnfoldTemplateAction, the thing there is that if you want to replace the parameters you should use a recipe associated with the WizardData extension like this:

<WizardExtension>

<Assembly>Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio, Version=1.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</Assembly>

<FullClassName>Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Templates.UnfoldTemplate</FullClassName>

</WizardExtension>

<WizardData>

<Template xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/pag/gax-template"

SchemaVersion="1.0"

Recipe="MyRecipe"/>

</WizardData>

unfortunately it works only with template references because you can't call a recipe from an another recipe.

Is this still the case in the latest version of GAX/GAT/GEL?

I have this same issue and would like to know if this will ever be possible or if anyone has found a creative workaround.

thanks

Jeff

Hi Jeff

You can find in my weblog a workaround for this issue, there you'll find an action which wraps the UnfoldTemplateAction and solve the problem.

http://weblogs.asp.net/jescrich/archive/2007/10/05/dealing-with-the-unfoldtemplateaction-and-parameter-replacement.aspx

hth

jose.