You should be able to do something along these lines:
foreach (var k in session.CustomActionData.Keys)
{
session.Log(k + " = " + session.CustomActionData[k]);
}
But you would have to have set the CA data property for that custom action,
I think.
On 20 May 2013 18:26, Freedman, Mark P. <mark.freed...@jhuapl.edu> wrote:
> The execute attribute on Custom action lets you choose immediate,
> deferred, etc. An issue I'm seeing in the installer is that accessing a
> Session attribute is only allowed if it's immediate execution. So this
> makes me think it has to be immediate, but must be after a step that's
> after InstallFiles, since the files aren't actually installed. Is there a
> set list of the action steps?
>
> Exception thrown by custom action:
> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by
> the target of an invocation. --->
> Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.InstallerException: Cannot access
> session details from a non-immediate custom action
> at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.Session.ValidateSessionAccess()
> at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.Session.get_Item(String
> property)
> at CustomInstallActions.CustomActions.SetEfxZlibLibrary(Session session)
> --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
> at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(IRuntimeMethodInfo
> method, Object target, Object arguments, SignatureStruct& sig,
> MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeType typeOwner)
> at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(IRuntimeMethodInfo
> method, Object target, Object arguments, Signature sig, MethodAttributes
> methodAttributes, RuntimeType typeOwner)
> at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags
> invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean
> skipVisibilityChecks)
> at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags
> invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object parameters, CultureInfo culture)
> at
> Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.CustomActionProxy.InvokeCustomAction(Int32
> sessionHandle, String entryPoint, IntPtr remotingDelegatePtr)
>
> When I changed the Action to execute After="InstallFinalize", I was able
> to access the session details and the files were in the install directory.
> However, my action is failing to do what it's trying to do because of
> permissions. The action is attempting to make a copy of a file with a new
> name based on if the system is 32/64. I'm guessing the step I'm in in the
> installer isn't a step where it has permissions. I'm not sure where I
> should be doing these actions, I was able to get these to function in a
> Visual Studio deployment project custom action without much grief.
>
>
> Mark Freedman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Wilson [mailto:phil.wil...@mvps.org]
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 1:18 PM
> To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.'
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting install path from Wix Custom Action
>
> The execute sequence runs twice, in custom action terminology the first is
> "immediate", when Windows is writing a script to do the install; the second
> time it's "deferred" when applied to custom actions, when the system
> actually gets changed. That means you can be after InstallFiles in an
> immediate custom action and the files haven't been copied yet. You need
> immediate="no", I think that's the syntax.
>
> Custom actions have conditions. A typical condition to cause a CA to run
> only at install time is (case sensitive) Not Installed
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Freedman, Mark P. [mailto:mark.freed...@jhuapl.edu]
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 9:55 AM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting install path from Wix Custom Action
>
> Turns out the attribute I was trying to use was INSTALLFOLDER, not
> INSTALLDIR, as specified in my Product.wxs. So now, that resolves to the
> path I expect.
>
> However, I'm having a new issue. The custom action is trying to work on a
> file that's expeted to be present in my INSTALLFOLDER. I put some
> MessageBoxes in the CA for debugging purposes. When the CA is firing, the
> files havne't been copied over to the install directory yet. I'd think that
> my files would be there at the time since the action isn't firing until
> after InstallFiles. What other options do I have?
>
> Also, my custom action appears to be firing when I uninstall the program.
> Again, this is confusing to me given that the action isn't firing until
> after InstallFiles.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark Freedman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:49 PM
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Getting install path from Wix Custom Action
>
> First off, scheduling. The values of Directory properties (including one
> like INSTALLDIR), aren't going to be meaningful until after CostFinalize.
> Since you're running in the InstallExecSequence after InstallFiles, that's
> not it.
>
> However, you should be able to resolve INSTALLDIR like any other public
> property. If session["INSTALLDIR"] resolves to nothing, I'm thinking you
> haven't saved/restored this property. Is this running in a "Repair" or
> "Upgrade"?
>
> --
> John Merryweather Cooper
> Build & Install Engineer - ESA
> Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
> Shawnee Mission, KS 66227
> Office: 913-341-3434 x791011
> jocoo...@jackhenry.com
> www.jackhenry.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Freedman, Mark P. [mailto:mark.freed...@jhuapl.edu]
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:30 AM
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [WiX-users] Getting install path from Wix Custom Action
>
> I have a custom action and am trying to access the Install Directory, or
> Target path (the base folder that the user chooses to install to).
>
> Within my Action, I tried pulling it from Session. TARGETDIR maps to
> "C:\", despite installing it to program files, and INSTALLDIR yields empty
> stirng.
> What am I missing? I also tried passing the INSTALLDIR in the CustomAction
> tag with the Directory attribute, but it comes back saying that it can't be
> something in brackets.
>
>
> [CustomAction]
> public static ActionResult SetEfxZlibLibrary(Session session) {
> session.Log("Begin CA");
>
> string installDirectory = session["INSTALLDIR"];
>
> // ....
> }
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
> <?include Includes.wxi ?>
> <Fragment>
> <CustomAction Id='SetEfxZlibLibraryAction'
> BinaryKey='CustomActionBinary' DllEntry='SetEfxZlibLibrary'
> Execute='immediate'
> Return='check'/>
>
> <Binary Id="CustomActionBinary"
> SourceFile="$(var.CustomInstallActionsFile)"/>
> </Fragment>
> </Wix>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark Freedman
>
>
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