Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6

2013-05-20 Thread John Cooper
jackhenry.com -Original Message- From: Marty Offe [mailto:marty.o...@harlandfs.com] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 12:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6 Which custom action do

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2013-05-17 Thread Steven Ogilvie
: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6 I don't see any option to use a predefined wix element. I think you'll need to write your own code for a custom action. There are lots of go

Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6

2013-05-17 Thread Sharon Pierson
/21/from-msi-to-wix-part-5-custom-actions.aspx -Original Message- From: Marty Offe [mailto:marty.o...@harlandfs.com] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 12:17 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using

Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6

2013-05-17 Thread Marty Offe
: Friday, May 17, 2013 5:59 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6 If this is a major upgrade, you can add another custom action that reads the value from this file and sets a property in the

Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6

2013-05-17 Thread Sharon Pierson
If this is a major upgrade, you can add another custom action that reads the value from this file and sets a property in the installer that your dialog can use for displaying to the user. The new custom action would have a condition that makes it run only during upgrade. -Original Message

Re: [WiX-users] how to read a value from an xml app config file using WIX 3.6

2013-05-16 Thread John Cooper
Use an immediate custom action that runs just after AppSearch to load the file, process the XPATH, and load the appropriate MSI property with the value. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® Shawnee Mission, KS  66227 Office:  913-341-3434 x7910