No, a bundle cannot access other bundle variables. There is a feature
request to enable this but it is something that needs to be thought through
carefully to ensure the communication is backwards *and* forwards
compatible. Makes it a much harder feature to implement. <smile/>
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Hoover, Jacob
<jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>wrote:
> I would be using the standard format created by
> GetPrivateProfileString/WritePrivateProfileString.****
>
> ** **
>
> As such, the ini for my snippet could look like:****
>
> ** **
>
> [Options]****
>
> NetworkShare=\\foo\bar****
>
> AutomaticUpdates=1****
>
> ** **
>
> This would be similar to the concept of “answer files” for unattended
> installs. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Today, does a variable stored in a previous bundle automatically get read
> from an updated bundle when doing an upgrade?****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2013 2:22 PM
>
> *To:* Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list
> *Subject:* Re: [WiX-devs] Reading bundle defaults from an INI file****
>
> ** **
>
> Can you show an example of the Ini format you're thinking about?****
>
> ** **
>
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Hoover, Jacob <
> jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com> wrote:****
>
> I was thinking an INI because it was easy. Also, I seem to remember there
> being security issues with reading an app.config file off of a network
> share. GetPrivateProfileString works fine with network/UNC paths. I was
> also a bit biased because I want to live in the Win32/WixStdBA world.****
>
> ****
>
> My primary reason behind these logical defaults in to have the
> administrator do a /layout and move the bundle and payload to a network
> share, provide the intended defaults, and then use SCCM or similar tools to
> deploy it. In the case of more lax networks, the end users could install
> it themselves and have the proper defaults. (Yes, if it were via SCCM the
> admin could provide it all with command line parameters.)****
>
> ****
>
> Jacob****
>
> ****
>
> *From:* Katherine Moss [mailto:katherine.m...@gordon.edu]
> *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2013 12:06 PM****
>
>
> *To:* Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list****
>
> *Subject:* Re: [WiX-devs] Reading bundle defaults from an INI file****
>
> ****
>
> Why not instead of a .ini file, why not use a .config file? INI is so
> worthless and out-of-date in this Day and age. Just my input. ****
>
> ****
>
> *From:* Hoover, Jacob
> [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com<jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>]
>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2013 12:03 PM
> *To:* Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list
> *Subject:* [WiX-devs] Reading bundle defaults from an INI file****
>
> . ****
>
> I tried searching for this feature request and couldn’t find it. I’m
> pondering the usefulness of a bundle defaults option, where the bundle
> could use an INI file to load the default values for variables. I know you
> can pass command line parameters to a bundle to set them, but I was
> thinking an INI file might be useful in the cases where an admin configures
> the install preferences once from a network share, and the bundle could
> then be ran by multiple users and inherit those values.****
>
> ****
>
> The way I would see this working is similar to how all the other existing
> Searches work. This means a change to the Util extension to allow for a
> ReadINI option (only in scope for burn) and a modification to the engine to
> assign variables the values of the ini if the file exists. If the file
> doesn’t exist, simply ignore any processing. In the bundle, I would expect
> to see something like…****
>
> <Variable Name=”NetworkShare” Persisted=”yes” Type=”string” />****
>
> <Variable Name=”AutomaticUpdates” Persisted=”yes” Type=”numeric”
> Value=”#1” />****
>
> ****
>
> <util:ReadINI Name=”Setup.ini” Section=”Options” Name=”NetworkShare”
> Variable=”NetworkShare” />****
>
> <util:ReadINI Name=”Setup.ini” Section=”Options” Name=”AutomaticUpdates”
> Variable=”EnableUpdates” />****
>
> ****
>
> And then these values could be mirrored on the Options
> page of the bundle with:****
>
> ****
>
> <Page Name="Options">****
>
> <Text X="11" Y="80" Width="-11" Height="30" FontId="2"
> DisablePrefix="yes">#(loc.OptionsHeader)</Text>****
>
> <Text X="11" Y="121" Width="-11" Height="17" FontId="3"
> DisablePrefix="yes">#(loc.OptionsLocationLabel)</Text>****
>
> <Editbox Name="NetworkShare " X="11" Y="143" Width="-91"
> Height="21" TabStop="yes" FontId="3" FileSystemAutoComplete="yes" />****
>
> <Checkbox Name="AutomaticUpdates " X="11" Y="165" Width="-91"
> Height="17" TabStop="yes" FontId="3"
> HideWhenDisabled="yes">#(loc.AutomaticUpdatesCheckbox)</Checkbox>****
>
> <Button Name="BrowseButton" X="-11" Y="142" Width="75" Height="23"
> TabStop="yes" FontId="3">#(loc.OptionsBrowseButton)</Button>****
>
> <Button Name="OptionsOkButton" X="-91" Y="-11" Width="75"
> Height="23" TabStop="yes" FontId="0">#(loc.OptionsOkButton)</Button>****
>
> <Button Name="OptionsCancelButton" X="-11" Y="-11" Width="75"
> Height="23" TabStop="yes" FontId="0">#(loc.OptionsCancelButton)</Button>**
> **
>
> </Page>****
>
> ****
>
> In order to support this I would again have to enhance
> WixStdBA, so I am wondering how useful this would be outside of my realm
> before I put in the effort of the modifications.****
>
> ****
>
> Thanks,****
>
> Jacob ****
>
> ****
>
>
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