I must have been tired when I wrote that. If Conditions work, they are usually a better choice than CAs. However, CAs support conditions for tags that can't use Conditions.
Sigurd "Rob Mensching" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > Why a CustomAction? Would a Condition under the Feature element work just > as well? > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sigurd > Stenersen > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 5:29 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] property in a conditional statement? > > "Divya Abrol (Aditi)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >>Is there any way I can use this property as a conditional statement in wix >>to install a feature something like below? >> <?if PROP=yes?> >> <FeatureRef Id="Readme"></FeatureRef> >> <?endif?> > > The preprocessor directives are evaluated when you compile the .wxs file, > while the properties are set when you run the .msi file. Hence, you can't > do that. > > You need to use custom actions to do what you want to do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
