I've had a need for this in the past. InstallShield for example allows for the
execution of scripts during 'logon' ( validation of the connection, typically
in
the UI sequence ) and has no mechanism to capture a result set. I've written
a
simple data driven DTF custom action that can do ExecuteScalar type queries
and
assign the result to specified properties. I guess you could go farther (
PROPA={0};PROPB={1} and even PROPA={R1:C0};PROPB={R1:C1} ) but I think it
would
get messy fast. Personally ExecuteScalar has met all of my needs so far.
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From: Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com>
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
<wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 11:11:46 PM
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Read value from database query
Not today. Feature request probalby open for something like this. It'd be
cool if someone contributed it.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:07 AM, kim <contactme...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We are storing product versions in a database table. Now I have 2
> questions:
>
> 1) With my installer how can I check if a database with specific name
> exists
> 2) And if database exists query the table to fetch version.
>
> I know one way to do this is through custom action and setting a property
> with the version found.
>
> Was just wondering is that is some in-built support in WIX to check if
> database exista and read value returned by query?
>
> Thanks for any reply.
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