Re: [WiX-users] CreateDatabase processing failing because databasehostname public property assignment using [%ComputerName] doesn't appear to be working

Hello Robert You can't set the value of a property from another property that way. Not supported in the MSI. If you wish to do this you need to use a custom action type 51 to do this. Regards Michael -Original Message- From: Robert O'Brien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday,

Re: [WiX-users] CreateDatabase processing failing because databasehostname public property assignment using [%ComputerName] doesn't appear to be working

And I don't think you need it as an env. var. [ComputerName] is a built-in msi property if I'm not mistaken. But Michael is right, type 51 CA On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Robert O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I use the following Property Id=DATABASESHOSTNAME Value=[%ComputerName]