I have a similar problem. However, this solution does not seem to work for
me.
I am trying to install an application to
c:\PlatformSpecificProgramFilesFolder\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]
Here is the relevant directory structure
<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
<Directory Id="$(var.PlatformProgramFilesFolder)">
<Directory Id="ManufacturerDir" Name ="[Manufacturer]">
<Directory Id="INSTALLLOCATION" Name="[ProductName]" >
...
...
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
Since the 'Name' attribute is not a formatted field I have defined following
custom actions
<CustomAction Id="SetManufacturerDirectory" Directory="ManufacturerDir"
Value="[Manufacturer]" />
<CustomAction Id="SetProductNameDirectory" Directory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Value="[ProductName]" />
I have tried to schedule these Before CostFinalize but I get a message to
schedule it elsewhere as there are other custom actions so sequence numbers
immediately before or after CostFinalize are not available. I therefore
scheduled them with explicit sequence number after looking at MSI in ORCA.
I am scheduling these in UI sequence because I need to show the directory to
the user in the dialog as the features are in the configurable directory
allowing the user to choose another install directory.
<InstallUISequence>
....
<Custom Action="SetManufacturerDirectory" Sequence="1005" />
<Custom Action="SetProductNameDirectory" Sequence="1006" />
...
<Show Dialog="WelcomeForm" Sequence="1007">Installed="" AND NOT
RESUME</Show>
...
</InstallUISequence>
However, this does not work and on XP the path resolves to c:\Program
Files\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]
Thanks
Umesh
Vishwajit Walke wrote:
>
> Thanks Nick. It worked for me !!
>
> -Vishwajit
>
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> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to refer WIX properties within .wxs files
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>
> Oops.
>
> Replace Value="[VirtualDirectoriesdir]INSTALL_SHAREPOINT_PORT"
>
> with
>
> Value="[VirtualDirectoriesdir][INSTALL_SHAREPOINT_PORT]"
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