Re: [WiX-users] Pass BootstrapperApplication properties to MSIPackages

2012-01-17 Thread jhennessey
Define the properties that you want passed to your MSI using elements under the corresponding element. You can set the MsiProperty@Value attribute to the value of a element. Your BA can change / update the value of the Burn variable. So here's a burn variable that you will later set through you

Re: [WiX-users] Pass BootstrapperApplication properties to MSIPackages

2012-01-17 Thread Dirk Räder
Hi Romeo, it's quite simple: The bootstrapper will probably start "msiexec /i installer.msi", right? Simply append TARGETDIR="InstallLocation" to it and you're done. For any other property, you can do the same: make the property public by writing it all uppercase inside your wxs files, assign a r

[WiX-users] Pass BootstrapperApplication properties to MSIPackages

2012-01-16 Thread Romeo S.
Hi, I have written a BA where the installing user answers/modifies default configuration. How can I pass the updated properties back to MSI? E.g. The installing user changes the default InstallLocation, how can I notify the MSI that it should use the InstallLocation from the BA? Thanks, dfox --