Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Hi Steve! Excuse me where did you exactly put the solution? in the Product.wxs or where? Thanks! Alfredo -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7586225.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with 2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
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Classification: Public Yes in the Product.wxs file -Original Message- From: Pelusin [mailto:thisispowerfulmagik_magikmu...@hotmail.com] Sent: May-30-13 3:03 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... Hi Steve! Excuse me where did you exactly put the solution? in the Product.wxs or where? Thanks! Alfredo -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7586225.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with 2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users This message has been marked as Public by Steven Ogilvie on May-30-13 3:20:36 PM. The above classification labels were added to the message by TITUS Message Classification. For more information visit www.titus.com. -- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with 2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... [P]
-- CustomAction Id=MakeWepApp20 Directory=MYWEBWEBSITE ExeCommand=[ASPNETREGIIS] -norestart -s W3SVC/1/ROOT/[WEB_APP_NAME] Return=check/ InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action=MakeWepApp20 After=InstallFinalizeASPNETREGIIS AND NOT Installed/Custom /InstallExecuteSequence !-- License and images -- WixVariable Id=WixUILicenseRtf Value=$(var.MyWebResourceDir)\License.rtf / !-- Specify UI -- UIRef Id=MyWebUI / /Product /Wix So i don't know if all the solution you found that is this: CustomAction Id=CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME Property=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[%USERDOMAIN]\[LogonUser]/ UI ProgressText Action=CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAMECA: Setting database username.../ProgressText /UI placed in both execute and UI sequence: InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME' After='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_NAME'/Custom InstallUISequence Custom Action='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME' After='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_NAME'/Custom goes in the Product file or also in my ConfigurationInitialize file, is because i don't understand so good what are your refering to when you say placed in both execute and UI sequence Thanks!! From: steven.ogil...@titus.com To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 19:20:37 + Subject: Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... [P] Classification: Public Yes in the Product.wxs file -Original Message- From: Pelusin [mailto:thisispowerfulmagik_magikmu...@hotmail.com] Sent: May-30-13 3:03 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... Hi Steve! Excuse me where did you exactly put the solution? in the Product.wxs or where? Thanks! Alfredo -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7586225.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with 2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users This message has been marked as Public by Steven Ogilvie on May-30-13 3:20:36 PM. The above classification labels were added to the message by TITUS Message Classification. For more information visit www.titus.com. -- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with 2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with 2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... [P]
Classification: Public
Place the custom action elements in your product.wxs file with the
installexecutesequence and installuisequence
You also need to include your ConfigurationInitialize.wxi in your product.wxs
Via:
?include the path to this file\ ConfigurationInitialize.wxi ?
-Original Message-
From: Pelusin Peluso [mailto:thisispowerfulmagik_magikmu...@hotmail.com]
Sent: May-30-13 6:05 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... [P]
Hi Steve, i'm beginning with WIX and i don't have any experience, si i hope
you could help with some doubts i have:
i have some files one is called ConfigurationInitialize.wxi and it contains
this ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? Include
!-- +++ VIRTUAL_DIR_VAL property initialize
+++ --
Property Id=VIRTUAL_DIR_VAL Value=MyWeb /
!-- +++ web app name properties initialize
+++ --
Property Id=WEB_APP_NAME Value=MyWeb /
!-- +++ app pool identity properties initialize
+++ --
?define LogonAccount=$(env.USERDOMAIN)\$(env.USERNAME)?
Property Id=WEB_APP_POOL_IDENTITY_DOMAIN Value=$(env.USERDOMAIN)/
Property Id=WEB_APP_POOL_IDENTITY_NAME Value=$(env.USERNAME)/
Property Id=WEB_APP_POOL_IDENTITY_PWD Hidden=yes /
!-- +++ Connection String
+++ --
Property Id=CONNECTION_STRING Value=Data Source=|SERVER|;Initial
Catalog=|Database name|;User Id=|LOGIN|;Password=|PASSWORD|;Persist Security
Info=True /
/Include
And i have the Product.wxs file that contains this:
?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8?
Wix xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi;
xmlns:iis=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/IIsExtension;
xmlns:util=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension;
xmlns:netfx=http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/NetFxExtension;
Product Id={FA1B9338-B6F6-413e-B67F-86CA8BCED6E8}
Name=MyWeb.Setup
Language=1033
Version=1.0.0.0
Manufacturer=MyWeb.Setup
UpgradeCode={E5C9F391-5787-4fd1-81E6-D1A4A91D226D}
Package InstallerVersion=200 Compressed=yes /
Media Id=1 Cabinet=MyWeb.cab EmbedCab=yes /
!--
* Variables
--
!-- Configurable install location --
PropertyRef Id=NETFRAMEWORK30_SP_LEVEL /
Property Id=WIXUI_INSTALLDIR Value=INSTALLLOCATION /
!-- Creating directories --
Directory Id=TARGETDIR Name=SourceDir
!-- Install stuff into program files folder. --
Directory Id=ProgramFilesFolder
!-- In program files create folder with name MyWeb. --
Directory Id=INSTALLLOCATION Name=MyWeb
!-- This is the folder where the website content will be
located --
Directory Id=MYWEBWEBSITE Name=Website
!-- Continue in DirectoryRef with specific name --
/Directory
!-- Here you can add another directories --
/Directory
/Directory
/Directory
!-- Complete feature which will be installed. --
Feature Id=Complete
Title=MyWeb - My awesome web
Level=1
Display=expand
ConfigurableDirectory=INSTALLLOCATION
!-- Main content of the Complete feature. --
Feature Id=MainContent
Title=MyWeb Website
Description=The website content
Level=1
!-- Include IIS Configuration. --
ComponentGroupRef Id=MyWebIssConfiguration /
!-- Include web content. --
ComponentGroupRef Id=MyWebWebComponents /
!-- Perform changes in the web.config file. --
ComponentRef Id=WebConfigCmp /
/Feature
/Feature
DirectoryRef Id=MYWEBWEBSITE
!-- Component handling the web.config --
Component Id=WebConfigCmp Guid=
!-- Copy web.config to MYWEBWEBSITE folder. --
File Id=WebConfigFile KeyPath=yes
Source=$(var.publishDir)\Web.config Vital=yes /
util:XmlFile Id=ModifyConnectionString
Action=setValue
Permanent=yes
ElementPath=/configuration/connectionStrings/add[\[]@name='MyConnectionString'[\]]
Name=connectionString
File=[#WebConfigFile]
Value=[CONNECTION_STRING]
SelectionLanguage=XSLPattern
Sequence=1 /
/Component
/DirectoryRef
!-- .NET
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Using the env. Variable retrieves it from my local environment at build time... so if someone else runs the install on another machine they see my domain\my user logon :) Which won't work Thanks, Steve -Original Message- From: MikeGa [mailto:mjgalla...@comcast.net] Sent: September-20-12 11:59 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... StevenOgilvie wrote I have these two set: ?define LogonUserName = [%USERNAME]? ?define LogonDomainName = [%USERDOMAIN]? Then this property: Property Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Secure=yes Value=$(var.LogonDomainName)\$(var.LogonUserName) / but when I use it at runtime I see this: [%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] Have you tried defining the variables this way: ?define LogonUserName=$(env.USERNAME)? ?define LogonDomainName=$(env.USERDOMAIN)? I think you could even combine them and make one variable that you could use: ?define LogonAccount=$(env.USERDOMAIN)\$(env.USERNAME)? Property Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Secure=yes Value=$(var.LogonAccount) / -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580717.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Steven Ogilvie wrote Using the env. Variable retrieves it from my local environment at build time... so if someone else runs the install on another machine they see my domain\my user logon :) Which won't work Well, that was a doh moment *lol* Sorry about that. The CA method posted earlier would work or you could use SetProperty which creates the type 51 CA for you. Something like this would do it: SetProperty Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] Before=InstallInitialize Sequence=execute / -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580739.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
%Id is used to probe environment variables. So your instinct about scripts was near the mark. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Nick Ramirez [mailto:nickra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:17 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... That %VariableName syntax, I'm not familiar with that in WiX. It reminds me of parameter values in a Windows shell script? Are you wanting to collect the domain\username from the person who launches the installer? If that's the case, if you wanted them to pass that in on the command line, you could use the syntax: msiexec /i myInstaller.msi DATABASE_USERNAME=thisdomain\Fred. I don't /think/ it will complain about using a backslash in the value. You would not need to declare the DATABASE_USERNAME in your WiX markup. Or add a UI to the installer where the user can enter in that info via a text box control. Or are you wanting to do something different? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580712.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Could you use a custom action to get the environment variables at install time? In managed code: System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(String name) I'm not sure if there's a declarative way of doing this in WiX. -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580750.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Did you try my suggestion of LogonUser? SetProperty Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[LogonUser] Before=InstallInitialize Sequence=execute / The problem is that this will only return the name and not the domain so you might have to resort to a custom action. I don't think reading the environment variables will work as the MSI is in the context of the msiexec service not the user that is logged on. Neil -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: 21 September 2012 16:37 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: -SPAM- Re: [WiX-users] -SPAM- variables not working... Sigh, now I am getting nothing... I have tried: SetProperty Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] Before=InstallInitialize Sequence=execute / where LogonDomainName is: ?define LogonDomainName = [%USERDOMAIN]? how hard can it be to get a system variable at runtime? Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580744.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Change Sequence to ui, and then in the install execute sequence, you will probably want to abort if the property isn't assigned. This means users double clicking the MSI would get the value assigned from the install ui sequence, but automated deployments or quiet/silent installs would be forced to pass the domain\username as a property on the command line. I assume this is a per machine MSI not a per user MSI. If you need to get more extravagant, then you would be looking at passing UserSID to a CA and decoding the account info. string userSid = session.CustomActionData[UserSID]; SecurityIdentifier sid = new SecurityIdentifier(userSid); NTAccount ntAccount = (NTAccount)sid.Translate(typeof(NTAccount)); string username = ntAccount.ToString(); or you could look at some existing projects like http://msiext.codeplex.com/ -Original Message- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 12:07 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] variables not working... Did you try my suggestion of LogonUser? SetProperty Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[LogonUser] Before=InstallInitialize Sequence=execute / The problem is that this will only return the name and not the domain so you might have to resort to a custom action. I don't think reading the environment variables will work as the MSI is in the context of the msiexec service not the user that is logged on. Neil -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: 21 September 2012 16:37 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: -SPAM- Re: [WiX-users] -SPAM- variables not working... Sigh, now I am getting nothing... I have tried: SetProperty Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] Before=InstallInitialize Sequence=execute / where LogonDomainName is: ?define LogonDomainName = [%USERDOMAIN]? how hard can it be to get a system variable at runtime? Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580744.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Neil Sleightholm wrote I don't think reading the environment variables will work as the MSI is in the context of the msiexec service not the user that is logged on. -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto: sogilvie@ ] Sent: 21 September 2012 16:37 To: wix-users@.sourceforge Subject: -SPAM- Re: [WiX-users] -SPAM- variables not working... Sigh, now I am getting nothing... I tried this to verify it this morning and the install log shows that the type 51 created by SetProperty fired off: MSI (s) (0C:60) [10:36:29:726]: Doing action: SetDATABASE_USERNAME Action 10:36:29: SetDATABASE_USERNAME. Action start 10:36:29: SetDATABASE_USERNAME. MSI (s) (0C:60) [10:36:29:726]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding DATABASE_USERNAME property. Its value is '32BitWin7\test_user'. Action ended 10:36:29: SetDATABASE_USERNAME. Return value 1. MSI (s) (0C:60) [10:36:29:726]: Doing action: InstallInitialize and the property is found at the end of the install when the properties are dumped: Property(S): DATABASE_USERNAME = 32BitWin7\test_user So you should see those sort of entries in your install log. I didn't use any defines at all. I just added the SetProperty element under Product so that it was included in the install: SetProperty Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] Before=InstallInitialize Sequence=execute / In Orca, the CA's row in the CustomAction table looks like this: SetDATABASE_USERNAME51 DATABASE_USERNAME [%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] A set command shows that the values match that of the user and domain. USERDOMAIN=32BitWin7 USERNAME=test_user It worked with both a local account and a domain account. Does the install log show the CA firing off? Is the CA visible in the CustomAction table using Orca? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580761.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
Finally got it to work CustomAction Id=CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME Property=DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[%USERDOMAIN]\[LogonUser]/ UI ProgressText Action=CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAMECA: Setting database username.../ProgressText /UI placed in both execute and UI sequence: InstallExecuteSequence Custom Action='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME' After='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_NAME'/Custom InstallUISequence Custom Action='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME' After='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_NAME'/Custom thanks to all who helped!! Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580766.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] variables not working...
Hi all, I have these two set: ?define LogonUserName = [%USERNAME]? ?define LogonDomainName = [%USERDOMAIN]? Then this property: Property Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Secure=yes Value=$(var.LogonDomainName)\$(var.LogonUserName) / but when I use it at runtime I see this: [%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] thanks, Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;258768047;13503038;j? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
That %VariableName syntax, I'm not familiar with that in WiX. It reminds me of parameter values in a Windows shell script? Are you wanting to collect the domain\username from the person who launches the installer? If that's the case, if you wanted them to pass that in on the command line, you could use the syntax: msiexec /i myInstaller.msi DATABASE_USERNAME=thisdomain\Fred. I don't /think/ it will complain about using a backslash in the value. You would not need to declare the DATABASE_USERNAME in your WiX markup. Or add a UI to the installer where the user can enter in that info via a text box control. Or are you wanting to do something different? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580712.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
I'm trying to remember if the initial value of a property is formatted. It may be better to use a standard custom action to assign the value of the property at runtime. Ex: CustomAction Id=SetDATABASE_USERNAME Property= DATABASE_USERNAME Value=[%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] / And then in the install UI or install execute sequence, schedule the CA. Custom Action= SetDATABASE_USERNAME After=CostFinalize/ Note, there is no guarantee that those environment variables will always be there. (Local users will have PC name for the domain.) Jacob -Original Message- From: StevenOgilvie [mailto:sogil...@msn.com] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:27 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] variables not working... Hi all, I have these two set: ?define LogonUserName = [%USERNAME]? ?define LogonDomainName = [%USERDOMAIN]? Then this property: Property Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Secure=yes Value=$(var.LogonDomainName)\$(var.LogonUserName) / but when I use it at runtime I see this: [%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] thanks, Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;258768047;13503038;j? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] variables not working...
StevenOgilvie wrote I have these two set: ?define LogonUserName = [%USERNAME]? ?define LogonDomainName = [%USERDOMAIN]? Then this property: Property Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Secure=yes Value=$(var.LogonDomainName)\$(var.LogonUserName) / but when I use it at runtime I see this: [%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME] Have you tried defining the variables this way: ?define LogonUserName=$(env.USERNAME)? ?define LogonDomainName=$(env.USERDOMAIN)? I think you could even combine them and make one variable that you could use: ?define LogonAccount=$(env.USERDOMAIN)\$(env.USERNAME)? Property Id=DATABASE_USERNAME Secure=yes Value=$(var.LogonAccount) / -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580717.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
