Use a different delimiter; the WiX CA's use EUR. I've been tempted to use XML (just because it makes reading the logs so much easier - probably overkill for anything short of serializing .NET objects)...
Thanks, Thomas S. Trias Senior Developer Artizan Internet Services http://www.artizan.com/ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions From: John Nannenga <john.nanne...@microsoft.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: 2/20/2009 12:01 PM > What happens when the data value you need contains what appears to be the > delimiter between independent properties within the CustomActionData class? > "semi-colon"... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@wixtoolset.org] > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:52 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions > > Most of the WiX toolset CustomActions do this. > > Eitan Behar wrote: > >> Does not look like fun, but it's doable ! Thanks ! >> >> Etian >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Christopher Painter < >> chr...@deploymentengineering.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> You'll want to look at the CustomActionData class in DTF as described here: >>> >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg17875.html >>> >>> In a nutshell: >>> >>> In your immeadiate custom action, you instantiate the class, stuff it with >>> data and then serialize it out to a property. >>> >>> In your deferred custom action you read the CustomActionData property and >>> pass it to the class constructor for deserialziation back into your class >>> with all of it's data. >>> >>> As far as how to schedule these custom actions there are several patterns: >>> >>> 1) 1 immeadiate to 1 deferred relationship >>> 2) 1 immeadiate to multiple deferred relationship >>> 3) 1 immeadiate that calls DoAction to schedule the deferred ( this is the >>> way Jason describes in the above link. ) >>> >>> When using #1 or #2, remember the immeadiate must be scheduled before the >>> deferred and the name of the property(s) to be set is the name of the >>> deferred custom actions(s). This is how MSI makes the join. >>> >>> Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog >>> Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves >>> attention? E-Mail Me >>> >>> >>> --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Eitan Behar <ei...@baconao.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: Eitan Behar <ei...@baconao.net> >>>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing data between deferred custom actions >>>> To: chr...@deploymentengineering.com, "General discussion for Windows >>>> >>>> >>> Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> >>> >>>> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 6:47 AM >>>> DTF C# >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Christopher Painter < >>>> chr...@deploymentengineering.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> What language is the CA's written in? >>>>> >>>>> Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Blog >>>> >>>> >>>>> Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good >>>>> >>>>> >>>> thread that deserves >>>> >>>> >>>>> attention? E-Mail Me >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- On Tue, 2/17/09, Eitan Behar >>>>> >>>>> >>>> <ei...@baconao.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>> From: Eitan Behar <ei...@baconao.net> >>>>>> Subject: [WiX-users] Passing data between >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> deferred custom actions >>>> >>>> >>>>>> To: "General discussion for Windows >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> Installer XML toolset." < >>>> >>>> >>>>> wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 2:40 AM >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a proper method to pass data between >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> deferred >>>> >>>> >>>>>> custom actions ? I >>>>>> have a bunch of chained custom actions and need >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> to pass >>>> >>>> >>>>>> data between them, >>>>>> actually, just a boolean value >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> "telling" the rest >>>> >>>> >>>>>> of the ca whether to >>>>>> continue. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Eitan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>>>>> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> 24-25, 2009, >>>> >>>> >>>>>> San Francisco, CA >>>>>> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> Open >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Sourcing the Enterprise >>>>>> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> with open >>>> >>>> >>>>>> source participation >>>>>> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> with the >>>> >>>> >>>>>> source code: SFAD >>>>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> WiX-users mailing list >>>>>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>>>> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, >>>>> >>>>> >>>> 2009, San Francisco, >>>> >>>> >>>>> CA >>>>> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Sourcing the >>>> >>>> >>>>> Enterprise >>>>> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with >>>>> >>>>> >>>> open source >>>> >>>> >>>>> participation >>>>> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with >>>>> >>>>> >>>> the source code: >>>> >>>> >>>>> SFAD >>>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> WiX-users mailing list >>>>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
