WixStdBA converts command line key=value pairs to Burn Variables if the key was declared overridable, but as far as I know there's no way for a BA to pass arbitrary properties to an MSI package.
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Phill Hogland <phogl...@rimage.com> wrote: > I have noticed that when I use -?, -h, or -help with my mba bundle, these > parameters are stripped by Burn prior to returning > Bootstrapper.Command.GetCommandLineArgs(). Yet using these switches with > burn.exe or with my bundle.exe does not result in displaying a list of the > built-in command line switches that Burn supports (which is reasonable with > regard to the bundle.exe). I was trying to provide feedback to the user > which would include the default Burn supported switches and the switches > that my mba implements. But since -? and -h[elp] are stripped without a > response, it looks like I need to implement a non-standard switch that the > user may have difficulty guessing. Am I overlooking a simpler approach? > > Also I notice that the WixStdBA passes command line key=value pairs to the > MSI packages if it does not know about the key. I am looking for a way to > do this in the mba, but did not find the appropriate Engine function to > call > with the extra command line information. > > Thank you for your time in advising on these issues. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-GetCommandLineArgs-tp7597351.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. > Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. > Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. > Take corrective actions from your mobile device. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
