Well, the bundle will *take any MSIs or other packages specified in your Chain element** *and bootstrap them. It doesn't exactly create an MSI itself.
It might be best if you give more details about what you're trying to achieve, and where you're trying to use the above Condition element? On 29 May 2013 11:36, Benjamin Mayrargue <benja...@vapolia.fr> wrote: > 100% understood ! > > This means a 'bundle' creates a msi bootstrapped in an exe. > > B. > > > > 2013/5/29 John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com> > > > I think where you're getting confused is that there are more than one > type > > of "variable" in WiX. Firstly, there are preprocessor variables and > > condition, which are referenced like this: > > > > $(var.VariableName) > > !(var.LateBoundVariableName) > > $(env.EnvironmentVariableName) > > !(loc.StringID) > > > > These are available at build time and are used in things like string > paths > > and to conditionally include fragments of code based on your build > > configurations. (Check out this link: > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/preprocessor.htm) > > > > Then there are the MSI properties and conditions, which use a different > > syntax, because it's defined by MSI and not WiX. These are avaiable at > > runtime and are used to perform logic in your install - conditionally > > performing an action based on the environment or feature selection, > getting > > information, controlling your installation directories and stuff like > that. > > (Check out this link: > > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368012(v=vs.85).aspx > > ) > > > > What you have there is an MSI condition, which looks like it's based on > > MainFeature being installed. To break this down: > > > > (&MainFeature = 3) > > > > &FeatureName gets the requested state of the feature. &MainFeature = 3 > > means "if MainFeature is selected for installation, return true". > > > > AND NOT > > > > Pretty standard boolean logic - if the left hand side is true, but the > > right hand side is false, this will return true. > > > > (!MainFeature = 3)] > > > > !FeatureName gets the *current state* of the feature, rather than the > > requested state. This means "if MainFeature is *currently installed* for > > installation, return true". > > > > Put it all together, and what you get is this: "If MainFeature is > selected > > for installation, and it's NOT currently installed, return true". > > > > Hope that helps > > > > > > On 29 May 2013 09:46, Benjamin Mayrargue <benja...@vapolia.fr> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > i have a noob question. > > > > > > In this snippet there is a & and a ! before the variable MainFeature. > > > what does that mean ? > > > > > > <Condition><![CDATA[(&MainFeature = 3) AND NOT (!MainFeature = > > > 3)]]></Condition> > > > > > > In the wix chm, i found the list of "Wix built-in variables. > > > But i'm unable to reference them, either in the bundle, or in my > managed > > > bootstrapper. What is the correct way to make them available ? 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