Hi guys, So I am trying to edit MSI tables (component table, file table, ...) from a custom action while the MSI is being run. Following are the attempts I've made, and so far I have failed miserably. And I am attempting this because it needs to be customized after being shipped, in runtime based on customer's computer settings.
1. MsiGetActiveDatabase() to get an active database of the installer. 2. Use the following query string to open a view using MsiDatabaseOpenView(). "UPDATE `Component` SET `Component`.`Attributes`='SOME_CONSTANT WHERE `Component`.`Component`=SOME_KEY_NAME" 3. Execute the view using MsiViewExecute(), but I get a vague error of ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE from the function. I suspect that the error occured because the database was opened in read-only mode since I was trying to edit the MSI database that is being run. I used the same query string to attempt the same thing using WiRunSQL.vbs script included in the installer SDK, and it modified the record just fine. So is it possible at all to modify a database of a running MSI through a custom action? I've seen people using Wix SqlDatabase element as well as Wix SQL utility to do some sql works. Can I somehow use this to edit the database? And I can't use bootstrapper because of the complications in digital signing in the lab. Can I somehow use MsiRecord* api calls to achieve this? I wasn't sure if the functions can modify the database for the similar reason. Thanks!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
