Burn variable strings should support a "literal" flag to handle strings that contain embedded brackets

[wixbot]

Square brackets ([ and ]) are legal characters for file names, but are also used to denote Burn Variables. This means that if the value of WixBundleOriginalSource (or other built-in variables for paths) is set to a file name with an opening and closing square bracket, like C:/MyTestFolder/Some[Missing]Data/Install.exe, formatting it in something like InstallCommand won't work properly - either it will be replaced by the value of the Missing variable or an empty string if it doesn't exist.

Originally opened by rseanhall

[wixbot]

For v3.x, we can set it from searches (file system, registry) where this might be a problem. For v4.x, we can evaluate if we need to expose the literal flag as a flag or new variable type.

AssignedTo set to shall
Type changed from Bug to Feature

[wixbot]

v3.10 pull request: 252

Originally posted by rseanhall

[wixbot]

Originally changed by rseanhall
Resolution set to fixed
Status changed from Open to Resolved