Re: [WiX-users] Passing Property into MergeModule

2009-05-28 Thread Christopher Karper
I've also never seen any solid instructions or advice on how to use a configurable merge module. No one seems to actually know how. Chris On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Rob Mensching r...@wixtoolset.org wrote: The Merge Module would need to have a public Property and you'd have to refer

Re: [WiX-users] Passing Property into MergeModule

2009-05-28 Thread Antony Walmsley
We do this for our merge modules : In the MSI xml, set up PropertyName with the value you want to pass : Merge Id=MyMergeModule.GUIDHERE_4857_92DF_E3ED_411836DFE2BC DiskId=1 Language=0 SourceFile=MyMergeModule.msm ConfigurationData Name=MyName Value=[PropertyName] /

Re: [WiX-users] Passing Property into MergeModule

2009-05-28 Thread David Watson
ConfigurationData Name=DBNAME_Property Value=[DBNAME] / /Merge Dave W. -Original Message- From: Christopher Karper [mailto:christopher.kar...@gmail.com] Sent: 28 May 2009 14:29 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing Property

Re: [WiX-users] Passing Property into MergeModule

2009-05-28 Thread Christopher Karper
Thank you for that. How do you use MyName though, do you use it as if it were a property from within the merge module? Chris On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Antony Walmsley antony.sourcefo...@gmail.com wrote: We do this for our merge modules : In the MSI xml, set up PropertyName with the

[WiX-users] Passing Property into MergeModule

2009-05-27 Thread Shree Krishnamurthi
Hi I would like to pass a property from my master setup (ie msi ) to one of the merge modules. Is it possible? Can someone explain how this can be done? Thanks Shree -- Register Now for Creativity and Technology

Re: [WiX-users] Passing Property into MergeModule

2009-05-27 Thread Rob Mensching
The Merge Module would need to have a public Property and you'd have to refer to it with its modularized Id in your MSI. Or you could use Configurable Merge Modules but they are usually more complicated than worth the effort. Shree Krishnamurthi wrote: Hi I would like to pass a property