Re: [WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions

2012-10-05 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
WiX Users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions Thanks for the replies. > You can use MsiSetTargetPath() in your custom action to update an > existing directory Id. That would more closely model your intent and > requires less code. Good point, that'

Re: [WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions

2012-10-05 Thread Peter Hull
Thanks for the replies. > You can use MsiSetTargetPath() in your custom action to update an existing > directory Id. That would more closely model your intent and requires less > code. Good point, that's another option. I have been looking at what was done in the WixQueryOsDirs custom action - t

Re: [WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions

2012-10-04 Thread Christopher Painter
ent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 7:05 AM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions A secure (think "trusted") property is one that can be passed from the UISequence or command line to the ex

Re: [WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions

2012-10-04 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
otmail.com] Sent: 04 October 2012 12:33 To: WiX Users Subject: [WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions I'd just like a bit of advice/clarification on property types and CAs. If I write a CA to fetch a folder location from the OS (to be used like 'ProgramFilesFolder') then

[WiX-users] Question about Properties and Custom Actions

2012-10-04 Thread Peter Hull
I'd just like a bit of advice/clarification on property types and CAs. If I write a CA to fetch a folder location from the OS (to be used like 'ProgramFilesFolder') then I need to set a property (correct?) If I use a private property I have to give it a 'default' value which is overwritten by t