Re: [WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client

2012-01-30 Thread Blair
As has been mentioned on this list before, properties go just one way between UI and Execute sequences. It is by apparent design that you can't change a property (any property) in the execute sequence and pick up that change in the UI sequence. -Original Message- From: John Cooper

Re: [WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client

2012-01-30 Thread T. Kuro Kurosaka
Thank you, Bob and Blair. I moved the Custom element to InstallUISequence like: InstallUISequence Custom Action=SetExitDialogOptText Before=ExecuteAction NOT Installed /Custom /InstallUISequence and the problem was resolved! On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Blair os...@live.com

[WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client

2012-01-26 Thread T. Kuro Kurosaka
In my main .wxs file that is based on the WixUI_InstallDir dialog set, I set WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALTEXT so that the final dialog after successful installation has an extra information. This is done like this: Wix xmlns= Product ... UIRef Id=WixUI_InstallDir / Property

Re: [WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client

2012-01-26 Thread John Cooper
Read up on the Secure attribute to the Property element in the Wix schema. Only secure properties are visible in both the UI and Execute sequences. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011

Re: [WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client

2012-01-26 Thread T. Kuro Kurosaka
On 1/26/12 12:13 PM, John Cooper wrote: Read up on the Secure attribute to the Property element in the Wix schema. Only secure properties are visible in both the UI and Execute sequences. I'm not sure if the security is the problem because I am not seeing the errors like Ignoring disallowed

Re: [WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client

2012-01-26 Thread Bob Arnson
On 26-Jan-12 14:37, T. Kuro Kurosaka wrote: I thought properties named with all uppercase letters are in global effect, and passed between the server and the client, back and forth. It's one-way only, client to server. There's no way to set a property in the server and have it available for