AWESOME :)
Here is what I did:
<Variable Name="CONFIGURATION " Type="string" bal:Overridable="yes"
Value="CONFIGURATION"/>
<MsiPackage Id="MainInstall"
DisplayName="$(var.ProductName)"
SourceFile="$(var.OutDir)MyMSI.msi"
Name="Redist\MyMSI.msi"
InstallCondition="some install conditions"
DisplayInternalUI="no"
Visible="no"
Cache="no"
Compressed="no"
Permanent="no"
Vital="yes">
<MsiProperty Name="CONFIGURATION" Value="[CONFIGURATION]" />
</MsiPackage>
Ran the burn/boostrapper as MyBurn.EXE CONFIGURATION=Something
And it worked :)
Thanks!
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: April-16-13 11:41 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn command line parameters
Sorry, thought that part was working. Did you add bal:Overridable='yes' to the
MYVAR Variable definition?
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Steven Ogilvie <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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:[email protected]]
> 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 <[email protected]> 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-c
> > om mand-line-parameters-tp7323306p7585201.html
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> >
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