[WiX-users] getting a list of properties from an already-build MSI?

Is there a way to get a list of properties from an MSI? I can install it if necessary. A -- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental

Re: [WiX-users] getting a list of properties from an already-build MSI?

There are properties that are defined by the system, properties that are defined by the package (initial values are in the Property table), and properties that are created while the installation transaction proceeds (whether by searches or custom actions). To see final values for all custom

Re: [WiX-users] getting a list of properties from an already-build MSI?

My goal is to take an msi and find out what properties I can pass it on the command line when I run msiexec. I see a number of entries from the log when I install it that look like the following: MSI (s) (D8:D0) [17:07:48:626]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding BIN property. Its value is 'redacted'. MSI

Re: [WiX-users] getting a list of properties from an already-build MSI?

Those would be some, yes. Depending on how the MSI and the various custom actions in it work, some subset of all the properties that are in all CAPS may be set from the commandline. However, it is possible for custom actions to override any of those properties you set with values of its own.