If you don't use a CDATA section, you can also escape & < and > into their corresponding XML character entities: &, < and >. That's just general XML, not just a WiXism.
Thanks, Thomas S. Trias Senior Developer Artizan Internet Services http://www.artizan.com/ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Launch Conditions From: Colin Fox <greenene...@gmail.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: 2/19/2009 5:13 PM > Thanks, Alex! > > I've long wondered about the CDATA thing. > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Alexander Shevchuk < > alexander.shevc...@microsoft.com> wrote: > > >> Hi Colin, >> >> It is: >> >> <Property Id="XXX"> >> <RegistrySearch Id="YYY" ... /> >> </Property> >> >> <Condition ...> >> XXX >> </Condition> >> >> NOT: >> >> <Property Id="XXX"> >> <RegistrySearch Id="YYY" ... /> >> </Property> >> >> <Condition ...> >> YYY >> </Condition> >> >> Also, you want Property's Id to be in all uppercase. >> The only time when you need CDATA in condition is when condition text >> includes & > < ' " characters. >> >> Regards, >> Alex >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Colin Fox [mailto:greenene...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:08 AM >> To: wix-users >> Subject: [WiX-users] Launch Conditions >> >> I'm trying to create a launch condition that makes sure SharePoint is >> installed. I thought this was the way to do it: >> >> <Property Id="INSTALLDIR"> >> <RegistrySearch Id='SharepointRegistry' Type='raw' Win64='no' >> Root='HKLM' >> Key='SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders\SharePoint' /> >> </Property> >> >> <Condition Message='SharePoint 2007 was not detected on the target >> computer.'> >> SharepointRegistry >> </Condition> >> >> But this always fails, even though the SharepointRegistry value does get >> set >> before the installation begins, because if SP is actually installed, the >> body of the package gets put in the correct place. >> >> What am I doing wrong here? >> >> Also - why are CDATA sections sometimes used inside conditions, and >> sometimes not? What's the difference? >> >> -- >> Regards, >> cf >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >> CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >> Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >> participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >> SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >> CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >> Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >> participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >> SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
