An immediate CA can access the MSI database tables directly. Perhaps you can
store the config file in the Binary table.
It might make more sense to write a WiX extension to shred the XML file into
a custom table, however (or preprocess to create a suitable Fragment -
indeed if you shred into <Property> elements you don't even need the custom
action).
--
Mike Dimmick
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Subject: [WiX-users] Immediate Custom Action - Reading Config File
Is there a way to access an xml file (packaged within the msi) from a custom
action that is executed immediately.
I am trying to see if it is possible to update Properties from values within
a config file. Therefore a deferred custom action is not appropriate as I
will not have full access to the properties, but I want to package the
config file within the installer package and therefore a packaged file will
not be available on disk at the point that an immediate custom action is
executed.
In a nutshell I understand that any files will not be on the file system
when an immediate custom action is executed, but is there a way of storing
(and accessing) the file some other way?
Any feedback on this would be most appreciated
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