I am running WiX version 3.0.5419.0.
I am building an installer for a program that transforms data. The program
reads data from an input directory and writes the transformed data to an
output directory. I want the user to be able to specify the input and
output directory during the installation process and have the installer save
the values to the registry.
I created an msi installer using WiX. It uses a modified version of the
WixUI_InstallDir that includes an additional configuration dialog with
PathEdit controls to accept the user defined values. When I run my
installer I get the following error before my custom configuration dialog
opens up:
DEBUG: Error 2343: Specified path is empty.
Here is the code I use to handle the user provided input directory (the
output directory code is very similar):
I have a Component for the input directory registry entry that references a
UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR property that holds the user defined entry:
<DirectoryRef Id="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY">
<Component Id="InputDirectory"
Guid="c2689487-f89b-419c-a098-bd2d6cccb2ab">
<RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\ACME\DATA
PROJECT\Configure" Name="Input_dir" Type="string"
Value="[UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR]"/>
</Component>
</DirectoryRef>
In my feature I reference the InputDirectory Component:
<Feature Id="DATA PROJECT " Title="DATA PROJECT handler" Level="1"
ConfigurableDirectory="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY">
<ComponentRef Id="InputDirectory" />
</Feature>
The UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR is defined and set to a default value of C:\\:
<Property Id="UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR" Value="C:\\" />
In my custom version of the WixUI_InstallDir I have the following Publish
commands to handle the user input from a ConfigureDlg dialog I created (see
below):
<Publish Dialog="ConfigureDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"
Value="MyInstallDirDlg" Order="1">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ConfigureDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="1">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ConfigureDlg" Control="Next"
Event="SetProperty" Value="[UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR]" Order="1">1</Publish>
<Publish Dialog="ConfigureDlg" Control="ChangeInputFolder"
Property="_BrowseProperty" Value="[UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR]"
Order="1">1</Publish>
The ConfigureDlg includes a PathEdit Control to accept the user input:
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
<Fragment>
<UI>
<Dialog Id="ConfigureDlg" Width="370" Height="270"
Title="!(loc.InstallDirDlg_Title)">
<Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243"
Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" />
<Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243"
Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
<Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243"
Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
<Publish Event="SpawnDialog"
Value="CancelDlg">1</Publish>
</Control>
<Control Id="FolderInputLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="60"
Width="290" Height="20" Text="Raw FOQA Input Directory:" />
<Control Id="FolderInput" Type="PathEdit" X="20" Y="80"
Width="320" Height="18" Property="UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR" Indirect="yes" />
<Control Id="ChangeInputFolder" Type="PushButton" X="20"
Y="100" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgChange)" />
</Dialog>
</UI>
</Fragment>
</Wix>
Thanks in advance for any help,
Curt-
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