Hello,
I'm new to WiX (and Windows Installer in general). I've hit an issue
that I cannot seem to solve with Google or help documents...
I have an install file that presents a configuration dialog where users
can enter database connection string information, which is used to
update a connection string in a .config file.
It works quite well during the initial install. But during a repair
install the data the user originally entered is lost, the corresponding
public properties revert back to their default values (as specified in
the original <Property> tags), and those are written into the .config
file.
The configuration dialog is never displayed during the repair.
The relevant WiX looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";
xmlns:iis="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension";
xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";>
...
<Property Id="DATABASEPORT" Value="1234"/>
...
<Component Id="C_ConfigDatabase" Directory="TARGETDIR"
Guid="67C7BA21-C302-485b-B27E-F7A997DFF790">
<util:XmlFile Id='ModifyDatabaseConnectionString'
Action='setValue' File='[WEBSITEDIR]web.config'
ElementPath='/configuration/connectionStrings/[EMAIL PROTECTED]"Database"[\]
]/@connectionString'
Value='Database=[DATABASEPORT]; Server=[DATABASESERVER]' />
</Component>
If I generate a log file, it simply lists the property as being equal to
its default value ("Property(S): DATABASEPORT = 1234).
Is there a way to get Windows Installer to remember what the user
entered from the original install?
-Tom Mulgrew
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