Re: [WiX-users] define variable =x if another variable is y else =z

2014-02-09 Thread KristjanLaane
cknoll wrote > > KristjanLaane wrote >> i.e. is it possible to set a variable value based on another variable >> value? > Sure, you can use the WiX's Conditional > Preprocessor Statements > > . Thanks! -- View thi

[WiX-users] Values from wxs file to post-build event command line

2014-02-09 Thread KristjanLaane
I am setting some custom variables in the wxs file e.g. and i need to use these variables after the build is successfully completed i.e. i need to pass these values as parameters to some scripts / batch files afterwards e.g. i need to access in the Project Properties Build Events tab (Post-buil

Re: [WiX-users] XP Install Error 0x80070001 Access is denied

2014-02-09 Thread Phil Wilson
Some rambling comments: First thing: it's already been said but this whole thing of running cmd.exe is a bad idea, especially when there is an alternative, the WiX copyfile element . You should be using it, that's the point being made, the built-in MSI capability of copying files, table driven, no

Re: [WiX-users] XP Install Error 0x80070001 Access is denied

2014-02-09 Thread Gerry Reno
Could I please have a straightforward answer as to why WiX is changing the LogonUser from the logged on user to SYSTEM when InstallScope is set to perMachine on XP installs? On Win7 the LogonUser remains the logged on user. Thank you. On 02/09/2014 02:43 PM, Phil Wilson wrote: > Some ramblin

Re: [WiX-users] XP Install Error 0x80070001 Access is denied

2014-02-09 Thread David Connet
It's not Wix, it's MSI. A detailed install log might show when the user is set. Dave > > From: Gerry Reno >To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2014 3:13 PM >Subject: Re: [WiX-users] XP Install Error 0x80070001 Access is denied > >