No it is only for install time... In the MSI I create a registry entry based on the command line parameter CONFIGURATION=Something
But you didn't answer my question... I see that burn is reading the command line parameter but I am not able to pass it to the MSI package as a Property... what am I doing wrong? > I am doing MyBurnEXE.exe MYVAR=Something > > Then in the MSIPackage: > <MsiPackage Id="MainInstall" > DisplayName="$(var.ProductName)" > SourceFile="$(var.OutDir)MyMSI.msi" > Name="RedistTMC\MyMSI.msi" > InstallCondition="some install condition" > DisplayInternalUI="no" > Visible="no" > Cache="no" > Compressed="no" > Permanent="no" > Vital="yes"> > <MsiProperty Name="MYVAR" Value="[MYVAR]" /> > </MsiPackage> Thanks, Steve -----Original Message----- From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Sent: April-16-13 11:19 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn command line parameters Do you want the MYVAR Burn Variable to be saved after the initial install? If so add Persist='yes' to the Variable definition of MYVAR. Otherwise, it will be reset every time the Bundle runs. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:03 AM, StevenOgilvie <sogil...@msn.com> wrote: > I am trying the same thing and I don't understand your response :( > > I am doing MyBurnEXE.exe MYVAR=Something > > Then in the MSIPackage: > <MsiPackage Id="MainInstall" > DisplayName="$(var.ProductName)" > SourceFile="$(var.OutDir)MyMSI.msi" > Name="RedistTMC\MyMSI.msi" > InstallCondition="some install condition" > DisplayInternalUI="no" > Visible="no" > Cache="no" > Compressed="no" > Permanent="no" > Vital="yes"> > <MsiProperty Name="MYVAR" Value="[MYVAR]" /> > </MsiPackage> > > In the burn/bootstrapper log file I see cmdline: 'MYVAR=Something blah > blah...' > so I know it is being picked up, > > But later on in burn/bootstrapper log file I see the MSI being > launched and has arguments: ' MYVAR="" > > I even tried <MsiProperty Name="MYVAR" Value="MYVAR" /> but that > literally took the value as MYVAR :( > > What am I doing wrong? > > thanks, > > Steve > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-com > mand-line-parameters-tp7323306p7585201.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of > advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs > for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. > Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. > Get a free account! > http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
