Hello All:
Thank you very much for all your replies.
I managed to get it work. The problem was I was trying to use
MsiGetProperty() in a deferred custom action. MsiGetProperty() requires an
msi handle and deferred custom actions run in a different session because of
which the deferred custom act
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"RAYMENT Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Maybe you should step back and describe the fundamental problem that
> you're trying to solve. Perhaps then someone might be able to suggest
> an alternative 'solution' that doesn't require msi name.
...or a custom
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Name of the msi with in the install file
Hello:
Thank you very much for your response.
What I am trying to do is I have a custom action (external, in a dll)
which
based on the msi name writes data to t
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
vishnum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> What I am trying to do is I have a custom action (external, in a dll) which
> based on the msi name writes data to the registry.
A better approach is to set a property and use that to drive your
custom action data.
Even
Hello:
Thank you very much for your response.
What I am trying to do is I have a custom action (external, in a dll) which
based on the msi name writes data to the registry. I tried using
"OriginalDatabase" property for this but it kept returning empty string. It
returns the name of the msi only
vishnum wrote:
>
> And where does OriginalDatabase property gets set (As in after/before
> which event).
>
Hi,
before any "Sequence" e.g. InstallUISequence. (doing an /l*v helps :)
I'm just wondering if you are writing a custom action and someother uses it
and he doesn't know what this ca is
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Wilson, Phil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I believe this is always available, which is why it works better than
> SourceDir (which needs ResolveSource).
I suppose that depends on what you want to use SourceDir for; the
database isn't always in the location
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Name of the msi with in the install file
Hello:
And where does OriginalDatabase property gets set (As in after/before which
event).
Thanks,
Vishnu
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And where does OriginalDatabase property gets set (As in after/before which
event).
Thanks,
Vishnu
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Hello:
I read the post on data driven custom actions but I feel my case is a little
different from the one there.
Since the name of my MSI can be anything (which I dont know when I am
creating the MSI) and the users who are going to install the MSI are not
aware of custom table (all they know is
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Dominik Guder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> But I think this approach is somewhat odd. As a better solution I would
> suggest to get the custom action
> beeing data driven [...]
Particularly since people can rename the MSI file and then your "do
this or that
vishnum wrote:
>
> I have a condition inside my install file based on the name of the msi
> for e.g: if my msi is named X then i set some registry keys but if its
> name is Y then I set it to something else...
>
> So is it possible to get the name of the msi inside the install file or
> Custom
Hello All:
I have a condition inside my install file based on the name of the msi
for e.g: if my msi is named X then i set some registry keys but if its name
is Y then I set it to something else...
So is it possible to get the name of the msi inside the install file or
Custom Action.
Regards,
V
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