You probably also need the Substitution element (to hook the Configuration values into the Property table entries from your module).
See the following pages on MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa368027.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa370045.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa370052.aspx -----Original Message----- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 5:33 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing Values from the ProductModule to a MergeModule Try the Configuration element under Module, and use the ConfigurationData element under Merge to "hook it up". -----Original Message----- From: John Bergman [mailto:john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 5:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing Values from the ProductModule to a MergeModule The warning is comforting :-()... Warning 6 The Property/@SuppressModularization attribute has been set to 'yes'. Using this functionality is strongly discouraged; it should only be necessary as a workaround of last resort in rare scenarios. So I updated the MergeModule as follows: <Property Id="SERVICEUSER" SuppressModularization="yes"/> <Property Id="SERVICEPASSWORD" SuppressModularization="yes"/> But I am still not receiving the values, here is the relevant part of the log... any other ideas? MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:752]: Doing action: SetServiceUser.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:752]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action start 19:14:54: SetServiceUser.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F. MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:753]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting ServiceUser.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F property. Its current value is 'administrator'. Action ended 19:14:54: SetServiceUser.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F. Return value 1. MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:753]: Doing action: SetServicePassword.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:753]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action start 19:14:54: SetServicePassword.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F. MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:753]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting ServicePassword.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F property. Its current value is 'password'. Action ended 19:14:54: SetServicePassword.06C528FC_89E0_48C7_B32F_50DEAF36899F. Return value 1. MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:753]: Doing action: SetAppDBDatabase MSI (s) (84:AC) [19:14:54:753]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:34 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Passing Values from the ProductModule to a MergeModule Modules don't exist in an installer. Their components are merged and associated to features and then they go away. That said, you need to define the property elements for ServiceUser and so on in the merge module with no default value and SuppressModularization attribute set to yes. The rows won't get created in the Property table and no property table will likely get created ( unless you define other properties with values ) but the compiler will now understand to not molest your properties with GUIDs. 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 ----- Original Message ---- From: John Bergman <john.berg...@xpedienttechnologies.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 6:26:55 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Passing Values from the ProductModule to a MergeModule This post is a little long, but hopefully it provides enough information to provide some insight into what the problem is that I am having, and when a solution or directions are provided, it will provide enough context to help others who may have the same requirement later. I have been struggling with this for more than a day now. I need to pass some of the parameters received on the command line of the installer to a MergeModule (all in Wix). It is a Merge Module because it will be provided to a customer to embed in their installers as well. Basically The Merge Module consists of a service, as follows (Pruned): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> <Module Id="MM.WindowService" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0"> <Package Id="GUID2" InstallerVersion="200" Manufacturer=" " /> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder"> <Component Id='component_WindowsService' Guid="GUID1" DiskId='1'> <!-- Install the service --> <ServiceInstall Id='ServiceInstaller' Type='ownProcess' Vital="yes" Name="XPedientServiceHost" DisplayName="XPedient Services Host" Description="XPedient Services Host" Start="auto" Account="[ServiceUser]" Password="[ServicePassword]" ErrorControl="normal" Interactive="no" > <ServiceDependency Id="Eventlog" /> <util:ServiceConfig FirstFailureActionType="restart" SecondFailureActionType="restart" ThirdFailureActionType="restart"/> </ServiceInstall> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> <Property Id="SERVICEUSER" Value=""/> <Property Id="SERVICEPASSWORD" Value="" /> <Property Id="ServiceUser" Value="administrator"/> <Property Id="ServicePassword" Value="password" /> <CustomAction Id='SetServiceUser' Property='ServiceUser' Value='[SERVICEUSER]' /> <CustomAction Id='SetServicePassword' Property='ServicePassword' Value='[SERVICEPASSWORD]' /> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action='SetServiceUser' After='LaunchConditions'></Custom> <Custom Action='SetServicePassword' After='LaunchConditions'></Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> </Module> </Wix> I have tried it with and without the custom action and additional properties. I just cannot seem to figure out how to get the information passed into the merge module; all of the googling I did indicated that others had tried, but I was not able to find any further hints than what I have included within this request for help. I did see that Rob had answered a similiar problem quite sometime ago but I did not understand his reply about using .Module/@Property, and have not been able to find any sort of information as to how that would work either. The Product Module looks like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"; xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension";> <Product Id="GUID3" Name=" " Language="1033" Version="1.4.3.0" UpgradeCode="GUID4" Manufacturer=" "> <Package Id="*" InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" Keywords=" " Description="" /> <Media Id="1" Cabinet="WindowsService.cab" EmbedCab="yes" DiskPrompt=" Installation Media"/> <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'> <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'> <Directory Id="XT" Name="XT"> <!-- WindowsService --> <Directory Id="WINDOWSSERVICE" Name="WindowsService"> <Merge Id='mm.xpj.winservice' Language='1033' SourceFile='WindowsService.msm' DiskId='1'> <ConfigurationData Name='SERVICEUSER' Value='[XPJDOMAIN]\[XPJUSER]'/> <ConfigurationData Name='SERVICEPASSWORD' Value='[XPJPASSWORD]'/> </Merge> <<<< SNIPPED >>>>> <!-- ************************************************************** Command Line Parameters, and Actions to Retrieve and User them ************************************************************** --> <!-- Command Line Parameters (and their defaults --> <Property Id="XPJDOMAIN" Value="XPTDomain" /> <Property Id="XPJUSER" Value="XPTUser" /> <Property Id="XPJPASSWORD" Value="XPTPassword" /> <!-- Custom Actions used to set the Command Line Parameters to the properties used for installation --> <CustomAction Id='SetPermissionableUser' Property='PermissionableUser' Value='[XPJDOMAIN]\[XPJUSER]' /> <!-- ************************************************************** Install/Uninstall Actions ************************************************************** --> <!-- Install/Uninstall Actions --> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action='SetPermissionableUser' After='LaunchConditions'></Custom> <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallFinalize"></RemoveExistingProducts> </InstallExecuteSequence> </Product> </Wix> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? 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