A small addition to Peter's answer. I think that you'll get a warning like: 'duplicate of id SetNumloggers'. So better use CustomAction element with two different 'ID'.
<CustomAction Id='First' Property='NUMLOGGERS' Value='2'></CustomAction> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action=' First ' Sequence='71'> ProductName = "somevalue" </Custom> 2012/9/19 Peter Shirtcliffe <pshirtcli...@sdl.com> > Yes. Youd use a pair of SetProperty elements (or a default property setting > and an override): > e.g. > > > <SetProperty Id="NUMLOGGERS" Value="2">ProductName = > "somevalue"</SetProperty> > <SetProperty Id=" NUMLOGGERS" Value="16"><![CDATA [ ProductName <> > "somevalue" ]]></SetProperty> > > You would need to set the Before or After attributes if you wanted the > assignment to take place earlier than the default. > This only makes sense if your condition can only be evaluated at run time. > If > you knew the value at compile time then the preprocessor approach would be > better. > > BTW changing Secure won't have had the effect you observed - it will have > been some other change you made. Secure=yes just enables the property value > to propagate from the commandline & UI sequence to the Execute sequence. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] > Sent: 19 September 2012 14:33 > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] set a property using If statements > > > Peter is it possible for this to be done at run time? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > Sent: 19 September 2012 13:05 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] set a property using If statements > > The code you give seems fine. Did you want to do it at run-time instead of > at > compile time ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Natalie Carr [mailto:natalie.c...@measuresoft.com] > Sent: 19 September 2012 12:37 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] set a property using If statements > > Is it possible to set a property using If statements, I would like > something > like this to work but it doesn't and I am not sure if it can even be done: > > > > <?if $(var.ProductName) = "SomeName ?> > > <Property Id="NUMLOGGERS" Secure="yes" Value="2"/> > > <?else?> > > <Property Id="NUMLOGGERS" Secure="yes" Value="16"/> > > <?endif?> > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Natalie Carr > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > - > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat > landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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