Or you could publish the property just before entering your custom dialog, like in the preceding dialog.
<Publish Property="MACHINENAME" Value="[ComputerName]">1</Publish> -----Original Message----- From: Skildum, Mathew [mailto:mathew.skil...@aspect.com] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:59 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Get computer name?? You have to use a custom action to do what you are trying to do. For example: <CustomAction Id="SetMACHINENAME" Property="MACHINENAME" Value="[ComputerName]" /> Mat Skildum -----Original Message----- From: kim [mailto:contactme...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 2:49 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Get computer name?? Following is code from my .wxs file: Code from my custom UI dialog When i execute msi, editMachineName control displays [ComputerName] instead of my machine name. Please let me know what am I doing wrong here. Thanks -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Get-comput er-name-tp6205253p6205447.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
