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Version: v3

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
NameTypeDescriptionRequired
IdAutogenGuidThe product code GUID for the product.Yes
CodepageStringThe code page integer value or web name for the resulting MSI. See remarks for more information. 
LanguageLocalizableIntegerThe decimal language ID (LCID) for the product.Yes
ManufacturerStringThe manufacturer of the product.Yes
NameStringThe descriptive name of the product.Yes
UpgradeCodeGuidThe upgrade code GUID for the product. 
VersionStringThe product's version string.Yes
Any Attribute (namespace='##other' processContents='lax') Extensibility point in the WiX XML Schema. Schema extensions can register additional attributes at this point in the schema.
Remarks

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

See Also
Wix Schema