Re: [WiX-users] See if a file is going to be installed

lair Murri Subject: RE: [WiX-users] See if a file is going to be installed Blair, thanks for the info. Unfortunately, writing my own DLL isn't an option at this time. I need to be able to determine the component's state from within Wix, using the available elements, variables,

Re: [WiX-users] See if a file is going to be installed

You can query what the component that contains that file will do. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa367858(vs.85).aspx describes the concept (from the point of view of the log) and the API to use in your custom action would likely be MsiGetComponentState (look primarily at the piAction parame