Thanks for your reply! Pally, I did checked the verbose log, and SQLSERVER variable is having name of the instance installed on system. But I need to populate a property with this instancename, which I am not able to get.
Albert, Yes I am checking the InstalledInstances in the registry as follows: <Property Id="SQLSERVER"> <RegistrySearch Id="SQLServer" Root="HKLM" Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server" Type="raw" Name="InstalledInstances"/></Property> But as I mentioned I am not able to get the value in a variable to display in a dialog or do some action based on its value. What I want to do is: 1. Check if SQLServer is installed on target system. If not then install SQLExpress instance by the name of "MyProduct". 2. If SQLServer is already installed, get the instance name. IF the instance name is same as "MyProduct" (created from previous version of my product), then update the database for my application there. 3. If SQLServer is installed, but instance name is different then, install new instance of SQLExpress by name of "MyProduct". The reason of checking this is that I would like to create/update my product's database in a dedicated instance. Kindly advice if this is possible using WIX. Sincere thanks!! -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Getting-SQL-Server-instance-name-tp5993646p6000819.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources and provide services. The best practices for maximizing a physical server's connectivity to a physical network are well understood - see how these rules translate into the virtual world? http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnlfb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
