[WiX-users] public properties, saving state
Hi, I was wondering, is there a certain way to define a public property so that whatever value u give it on install for example, will still be there when u initiate a repair, or modify, or uninstall. For example, this is how I define a public property: Property Id=ARCHIVEFOLDERDIREDIT Value=someValue/Property Is this expected behavior and I am doing something wrong? Any advice would be appreciated, Thanks, Lindsay Harris - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] public properties, saving state
I don't know if the functionality you're thinking of exists, but alternatively you could set the property based on a registry entry you set during installation. Chris From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lindsay Harris Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:33 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] public properties, saving state Hi, I was wondering, is there a certain way to define a public property so that whatever value u give it on install for example, will still be there when u initiate a repair, or modify, or uninstall. For example, this is how I define a public property: Property Id=ARCHIVEFOLDERDIREDIT Value=someValue/Property Is this expected behavior and I am doing something wrong? Any advice would be appreciated, Thanks, Lindsay Harris - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] public properties, saving state
Hi Chris, thanks for your reply, I have already started implementing it that way, I guess I was hoping there was a more elegant solution. Thanks, Lindsay From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 11:23 AM To: Lindsay Harris; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [WiX-users] public properties, saving state I don't know if the functionality you're thinking of exists, but alternatively you could set the property based on a registry entry you set during installation. Chris From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lindsay Harris Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:33 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] public properties, saving state Hi, I was wondering, is there a certain way to define a public property so that whatever value u give it on install for example, will still be there when u initiate a repair, or modify, or uninstall. For example, this is how I define a public property: Property Id=ARCHIVEFOLDERDIREDIT Value=someValue/Property Is this expected behavior and I am doing something wrong? Any advice would be appreciated, Thanks, Lindsay Harris - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] public properties, saving state
Hi, What do u mean by set the property based on a registry entry? I have this property : Property Id=EXCEL_PROGRAM Value=DUMMY.EXE/ And this Custom action which sets the above property CustomAction Id=GEN_XLS_PATH Return=check Property=EXCEL_PROGRAM Value=[XLSPROGPATH]Excel.exe/CustomAction There is another custom action which uses the above property CustomAction Id=LaunchExcel Property=EXCEL_PROGRAM ExeCommand= Return =asyncNoWait / The installation log shows the following: … Action start 19:08:22: LaunchConditions. Action ended 19:08:22: LaunchConditions. Return value 1. MSI (s) (48:C4) [19:08:22:819]: Doing action: GEN_XLS_PATH MSI (s) (48:C4) [19:08:22:819]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action 19:08:22: GEN_XLS_PATH. Action start 19:08:22: GEN_XLS_PATH. MSI (s) (48:C4) [19:08:22:819]: *PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying EXCEL_PROGRAM property. Its current value is 'DUMMY.EXE'. Its new value: 'D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Excel.exe'.* Action ended 19:08:22: GEN_XLS_PATH. Return value 1. MSI (s) (48:C4) [19:08:22:834]: Doing action: FindRelatedProducts … MSI (c) (B8:28) [19:08:36:835]: Doing action: LaunchExcel MSI (c) (B8:28) [19:08:36:850]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action 19:08:36: LaunchExcel. Action start 19:08:36: LaunchExcel. Action ended 19:08:36: Complete. Return value 1. Action ended 19:08:36: INSTALL. Return value 1. Action ended 19:08:36: LaunchExcel. Return value 1631. Property(C): INSTALLDIR = C:\Program Files\GSR\Addin\ Property(C): *EXCEL_PROGRAM = DUMMY.EXE* Property(C): TARGETDIR = F:\ … The property was changed, but still while executing LaunchExcel it is being shown as DUMMY.EXE Any idea what is going wrong here? Thanks, Nitin Chaudhari On 3/22/07, Lindsay Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Chris, thanks for your reply, I have already started implementing it that way, I guess I was hoping there was a more elegant solution. Thanks, Lindsay *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, March 22, 2007 11:23 AM *To:* Lindsay Harris; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* RE: [WiX-users] public properties, saving state I don't know if the functionality you're thinking of exists, but alternatively you could set the property based on a registry entry you set during installation. Chris -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Lindsay Harris *Sent:* Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:33 PM *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [WiX-users] public properties, saving state Hi, I was wondering, is there a certain way to define a public property so that whatever value u give it on install for example, will still be there when u initiate a repair, or modify, or uninstall. For example, this is how I define a public property: Property Id=ARCHIVEFOLDERDIREDIT Value=someValue/Property Is this expected behavior and I am doing something wrong? Any advice would be appreciated, Thanks, Lindsay Harris - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
