Bob,
I guess I still need to learn more about Windows Installer...
It was my understanding that formatted text expansion would typically
occur before the user interface is shown. In this specific case, the
user conducting the installation will be modifying the values, hence the
reason why I (and apparently Rennie also) believed a custom action would
be required. Are you saying that formatted text fields (where supported)
are always re-evaluated before use?
Regards,
Richard
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From: Bob Arnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 5:23 PM
To: Foster, Richard - PAL
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX and string formatting
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To clarify Rennie's comment...
Yes, you will need a custom action, but not one that you code manually.
The already available "Type 51" custom action (see the <CustomAction>
element, specifically the "Property" attribute) should be able to handle
what you need if the user just enters the server name. (I.e it should be
possible to build the actual URL - the value attribute would contain
something like "tcp://[USER_ENTERED_SERVER_NAME_PROPERTY]:11232/",
possibly using other properties for the protocol and port areas.)
Of course, this may not be appropriate in your scenario, but I'd
certainly recommend it over a string manipulation custom action you
create yourself.
Regards,
Richard
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rennie
Petersen
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 7:57 AM
To: Rik; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX and string formatting
I believe that you will need a custom action.
You don't necessarily need a custom action -- it depends on what you
need the value for. For example, any field that supports formatted text
can take multiple property references:
tcp://[SERVER]:[PORT]
So unless you need to set a property to use in many places, you can just
refer to the "long" formatted value. That works fine in Registry
elements, for example.
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