Re: [WiX-users] Modifying parameters and sending them to a custom action on a button press
MatPdr wrote: > I think I figured out my error. I wasn't putting a 1 in the content of the > publish element. > See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368037.aspx for details about control events. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying parameters and sending them to a custom action on a button press
I think I figured out my error. I wasn't putting a 1 in the content of the publish element. the solution I came up with was to do the following 1 1 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Modifying-parameters-and-sending-them-to-a-custom-action-on-a-button-press-tf4593717.html#a13133443 Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Modifying parameters and sending them to a custom action on a button press
Bob Arnson-6 wrote:
>
> That's the general model. What problem are you running into?
>
I want to be able to send the c++ function a dynamic property, as in:
BROWSEPROPERTY holds the name of another property such as "MAINDIR"
so when a button is pressed the following action sequence will occour*:
1. BROWSEPROPERTY will be set to "MAINDIR"
2. The c++ function will be called via a custom action
*Note: where "MAINDIR" is being set, this could be another property name
such as "EXAMPLEDIR"
which means in the c++ function I will want to have to retrieve the value of
MAINDIR
TCHAR szBrowseProperty[MAX_PATH];
TCHAR szDirectory[MAX_PATH];
DWORD dwBrowseProperty = MAX_PATH;
DWORD dwDirectory = MAX_PATH;
MsiGetProperty(hInstall, _T("BROWSEPROPERTY"), szBrowseProperty,
&dwBrowseProperty);
MsiGetProperty(hInstall, szBrowseProperty, szDirectory, &dwDirectory);
the value of MAINDIR will now be in szDirectory and I can work with it.
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MatPdr wrote: > As far as current reading has got me I have been able to determine that > parameters can be passed into the c++ function using MsiGetProperty. So I > would have to have a pre-determined property that can be set before calling > the custom action. > That's the general model. What problem are you running into? -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Modifying parameters and sending them to a custom action on a button press
Hi, I have a custom action which I would like to modify a property which I
can pass to it in my wix code when pressing a button.
The purpose of this is to use the windows browse dialogs on any specified
property, so the property must be changable as there are multiple paths I
would like to browse for.
The custom action code I am using is written in C++ and it gets called
correctly.
As far as current reading has got me I have been able to determine that
parameters can be passed into the c++ function using MsiGetProperty. So I
would have to have a pre-determined property that can be set before calling
the custom action.
I have seen examples of how to do this using the InstallExecuteSequence for
deffered actions, but cannot find a way to do it within a UI based system.
Some code:
extern "C" UINT __stdcall BrowseDialog(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
{
// variables to store the property which contains the path property we
are
going to edit
TCHAR BrowseProperty[MAX_PATH];
DWORD BPLen = MAX_PATH;
// get the property value and display in a message box for the timebeing
MsiGetProperty(hInstall, _T("BROWSEPROPERTY"), BrowseProperty, &BPLen);
MessageBox(NULL, BrowseProperty, NULL, MB_OK);
return ERROR_SUCCESS;
}
...
...
...
Any help is appricated!! Thanks.
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