Session.CustomActionData is primarily meant for passing data from immediate to deferred CAs.
DTF doesn't currently provide a built-in mechanism for persisting state across install sessions, though that might be a nice feature to add. For now you'll need to stash the data either in a registry key or in a file. (The System.Configuration.Install.Installer "stateServer" data gets saved in a .installstate file in the same directory as the assembly.) I guess you could make use of the CustomActionData class here, since it provides a convenient way to serialize a string dictionary. Just be careful to think about what happens to the data in all scenarios including rollback, repair, and upgrade/patching. -Jason- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil H Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 4:35 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] DTF: Saving data in deffered custom action I have inherited some WIX code (ie I am a newbie) and have moved the managed custom action over to DTF (which is very nice BTW). Previously the CA did something along these lines: public class MyInstaller : System.Configuration.Install.Installer { public override void Install(System.Collections.IDictionary stateSaver) { base.Install (stateSaver); stateSaver.Add(SS_KEY_INSTALLED_PROFILE, AddProfile()); : } public override void Uninstall(System.Collections.IDictionary savedState) { : bool didInstallProfile = (bool)savedState[SS_KEY_INSTALLED_PROFILE]; : } } Using DTF how can I store a value during the install that I can retrieve in the uninstall? Note that I am using a deferred custom action so the Database etc properties of the DTF Session object aren't available. Out of hope I tried session.CustomActionData but that doesn't seem to persist. TIA, Phil ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
