I need to have the value resolved in the plan phase as I have to report it on the Managed custom UI, to report it to the user and let the user change it. But in this case the variable is not resolved but is written exacly as I wrote it as "[DesktopFolder]" and not with the path "C:\User\...".robmensching has reported that "Variable is like Property. The Value attribute is the value of the variable. It isn't interpreted."And this is exacly the behaviour that I have seen, so I have seen that in the Wix Burn setup Bundle report <Variable Name='InstallFolder' Type='string' Value='[ProgramFilesFolder]WiX Toolset v$(var.WixMajorMinor)' /> so even this doesn't work, or I miss something ?!?!?I have tried to read the variable from the Bootstrapper.Engine.StringVariables["InstallFolderVariable"]but even after installation Plan the value is not resolved.
> From: n...@x2systems.com > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 19:46:11 +0000 > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working > > Putting it in square brackets as you have. Don't be surprised if the log does > show the value, e.g. "[05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i000: Initializing > string variable 'InstallFolderVariable' to value '[DesktopFolder]'" when the > install phase runs the correct value will be inserted. > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marco Tognacci [mailto:mark...@live.it] > Sent: 08 April 2013 20:30 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working > > OK, but if I want to assign to a burn variable, the value of one of the > builtin variable in the Burn bootstrapper which is the right way for doing > it?For example to assign the value of [DesktopFolder] ? > > > From: r...@robmensching.com > > Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 20:01:31 -0700 > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working > > > > Variable is like Property. The Value attribute is the value of the > > variable. It isn't interpreted. > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Marco Tognacci <mark...@live.it> wrote: > > > > > In my Bundle application I have defined a variable to define the > > > installation folder, I want to initialize this variable to a builtin > > > variable likeProgramFilesFolder or DesktopFolder, but this doesn't work. > > > I have used in my Bundle > > > <Variable Name="InstallFolderVariable" Type="string" > > > Value="[DesktopFolder]" /> > > > In the log of the Burn installation there is the variable associated > > > to [DesktopFolder] and the path is not resolved,is there a different > > > syntax to refer to a built in variable in Burn Bundle different from > > > package msi? Or it's a bug? > > > [05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i000: Initializing string variable > > > 'InstallFolderVariable' to value '[DesktopFolder]' > > > > > > > > > > From: mark...@live.it > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 13:41:34 +0200 > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Burn 3.7.1224.0 Builtin Variable not working > > > > > > > > In my Bundle application I have defined a variable to define the > > > installation folder, I want to initialize this variable to a builtin > > > variable likeProgramFilesFolder or DesktopFolder, but this doesn't work. > > > > <Bundle Name="My Test Application" Version="1.0.0.0" > > > Manufacturer="Bryan" > > > UpgradeCode="C82A383C-751A-43B8-90BF-A250F7BC2863"> > > > <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="ManagedBootstrapperApplicationHost"> > > > <Payload SourceFile="..\TestBA\BootstrapperCore.config"/> <Payload > > > SourceFile="..\TestBA\bin\Release\TestBA.dll"/> <Payload > > > SourceFile="..\TestBA\bin\Release\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.WPF4.dll"/> > > > <Payload SourceFile="C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset > > > v3.7\SDK\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll"/> > > > </BootstrapperApplicationRef> > > > > <Variable Name="InstallFolderVariable" Type="string" > > > Value="[DesktopFolder]" /> <Chain> <PackageGroupRef > > > Id='Netfx4Full' /> <MsiPackage > > > SourceFile="..\DummyInstaller\bin\Release\DummyInstaller.msi" > > > Id="DummyInstallationPackageId" Cache="yes" Visible="no" > > > DisplayInternalUI="no"> <MsiProperty Name="INSTALLFOLDER" > > > Value="[InstallFolderVariable]"/> </MsiPackage> </Chain> > > > </Bundle> > > > > and this is the Burn Log file where the variable > > > > InstallFolderVariable > > > is defined as [DesktopFolder], is there a different syntax to refer > > > to a built in variable in Burn Bundle different from package msi? Or it's > > > a bug? > > > > [05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i001: Burn v3.7.1224.0, Windows > > > > v6.2 > > > (Build 9200: Service Pack 0), path: > > > F:\Programming\WiX\Samples\_xxxxx Sample > > > xxxxx\TestBA\BootstrapperSetup\bin\Release\BootstrapperSetup.exe, > > > cmdline: ''[05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i000: Initializing string > > > variable 'InstallFolderVariable' to value > > > '[DesktopFolder]'[05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i000: Setting > > > string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value > > > 'C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\My_Test_Application_20130407133417.log'[05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i000: > > > Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value > > > 'F:\Programming\WiX\Samples\_xxxxx Sample > > > xxxxx\TestBA\BootstrapperSetup\bin\Release\BootstrapperSetup.exe'[05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i000: > > > Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'My Test > > > Application'[05C8:130C][2013-04-07T13:34:17]i000: Loading managed > > > bootstrapper application. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------- > > > > Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. > > > > Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the > > > > most talented Cisco Certified professionals. 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