It also comes with a utility called 'Orca' which allows you to open the tables in an MSI.
Also, in a pinch, you can run the msi with full logging on and all the properties should be dumped at the end of the log: Msiexec /I mymsi.msi /l* out.txt -Matt -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 7:18 AM To: André Pönitz; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Extract properties from .msi? MSI SDK ships with a VBScript that allows you to execute SQL statements against an MSI. I think it is called WiSql.vbs or WiRunSql.vbs or something like that. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of André Pönitz Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:47 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Extract properties from .msi? Hi all. Is there a simple way to extract a propety from an .msi on the commandline? I seem to need the ProductCode of the UpgradeImage in the TargetProductCode item when creating a patch. [Is that true btw?] Andre' [Sorry for the extensive signature. New rules...] -- André Pönitz, Software Developer WASY GmbH, Institute for Water Resources Planning and System Research, Waltersdorfer Straße 105, 12526 Berlin, Germany Register Court: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 36263 Management: H.-J. G. Diersch, S. Kaden, I. Michels Phone: +49 30 67 99 98-0; Fax: +49 30 67 99 98-99 Web: www.wasy.de, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
