You try to run a CA in deferred execution: <CustomAction Id="CustomInstallDir" BinaryKey="MyCustomActions" DllEntry="CustomAction1" Execute="deferred"></CustomAction>
There you only can access Properties in CustomActionData. Read e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/835624/how-do-i-pass-msiexec-properties-to-a-wix-c-custom-action http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/DTF-Proper-CustomActionData-Usage-td5956363.html how to set properties for deferred execution CAs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users