Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation

2012-06-05 Thread Michael Scheepers
I try to explain. I want to change a third party ini file, which is located some where on the users machine and I like to use IniFile. The Directory attribute of the IniFile element must not be only a path as plain text string, but it requires the Id of a Directory element specified by a

Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation

2012-06-05 Thread Neil Sleightholm
discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation I try to explain. I want to change a third party ini file, which is located some where on the users machine and I like to use IniFile. The Directory attribute of the IniFile element must not be only a path

Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation

2012-06-05 Thread Michael Scheepers
action. Neil -Original Message- From: Michael Scheepers [mailto:mscheep...@tool-links.de] Sent: 05 June 2012 08:23 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation I try to explain. I want to change a third party ini file

Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation

2012-06-04 Thread Michael Scheepers
Hi Bob, thanks for reply. What I discovered seems to meet, what you are writing. I can't interrupt AppSearch with a custom action. Thats the point where I started thinking about a WixExtension. What I like to do is some kind of (imagine all xx are valid values): Property

Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation

2012-06-04 Thread Rob Mensching
Note: Compiler/Binder Extensions run at build time, not at install time. I'm confused which you are attempting to do. On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 2:41 AM, Michael Scheepers mscheep...@tool-links.dewrote: Hi Bob, thanks for reply. What I discovered seems to meet, what you are writing. I can't

Re: [WiX-users] String manipulation

2012-06-03 Thread Bob Arnson
On 01-Jun-12 10:09, Michael Scheepers wrote: Now I think a small extension is what I need, but I am not sure if the extension is packaged to the msi or is only used at compile time (when calling candle / light) or also at runtime when it is required. It can be both but nothing will allow you to

[WiX-users] String manipulation

2012-06-01 Thread Michael Scheepers
Hi, I need to manipulate a string, stored in a property. Fist I was thinking about using a custom action read one property and writing the result of the string manipulation to an other one. The problem that I discovered is, that the string, which has to be manipulated, is a result of a