Hey Tom, Your question prompted a blog. I was going to write it all in the email but I have seen this posed several times. I am sure, if you haven't already, you could do some digging and find the answer. There are custom actions in the WiX code base that do what you have asked as well.
Here is the blog post: http://icumove.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!FB93073C6534B681!561.entry Happy coding, Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Tom Crozier <tcroz...@rackwise.com> wrote: > Hi all - > > How can I access the data stored in a binary stream inside a custom action? > > For example if I wanted to have notepad display the contents of a > ReadMe.txt file that was added to the installer as a binary. > > <Binary Id="ReadMe" SourceFile="ReadMe.txt" /> > > <CustomAction Id="ShowReadMe" > ExeCommand="[SystemFolder]notepad.exe <ReadMe>" > Return="asyncNoWait" /> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="ShowReadMe" After="InstallFinalize">Not > Installed</Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > Thanks - TopCat > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge > conference! > Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: > $250. > Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! > > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
