Finally got it to work <CustomAction Id="CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME" Property="DATABASE_USERNAME" Value="[%USERDOMAIN]\[LogonUser]"/> <UI> <ProgressText Action="CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME">CA: Setting database username...</ProgressText> </UI>
placed in both execute and UI sequence: <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME' After='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_NAME'></Custom> <InstallUISequence> <Custom Action='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_USERNAME' After='CA_SetProperty_DATABASE_NAME'></Custom> thanks to all who helped!! Steve -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/variables-not-working-tp7580709p7580766.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got visibility? Most devs has no idea what their production app looks like. Find out how fast your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219671;13503038;y? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users