You should be able to just replace <Want to pass value of INSTALLDIR as a parameter here> with [INSTALLDIR].
Rob dave_c wrote: > Hi there, > > Is the following possible. > > I have an installer that as one of the steps allows the user to define the > installation location. I would then like to take this parameter (using > msiGetProperty or whatever) and pass it into a script that I have defined as > a customAction. > > <Feature Id='Complete' > Title='Server Configuration' > Description='Installs services required for SwapCom' > Display='collapse' > Absent='disallow' > ConfigurableDirectory='INSTALLDIR' > Level='1'> > <ComponentRef Id='MainExecutable' /> > </Feature> > > <Binary Id="wixca" src="c:\wix_v2_orig\wixca.dll"/> > > <CustomAction Id="InstallSwapCom.Command" > Property="QtExecCmdLine" Value=""perl" > "[INSTALLDIR]first.pl" install <Want to pass value of INSTALLDIR > as a parameter here>"/> > > <CustomAction Id="InstallSwapCom" > BinaryKey="wixca" > DllEntry="CAQuietExec" > Execute="immediate" > Return="check"/> > > <CustomAction Id="DeinstallSwapCom.Command" > Property="QtExecCmdLine" Value=""perl" > "[INSTALLDIR]first.pl" deinstall INSTALLDIR"/> > > <CustomAction Id="DeinstallSwapCom" > BinaryKey="wixca" > DllEntry="CAQuietExec" > Execute="immediate" > Return="ignore"/> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <!-- If not installed, generate the install command and execute it > (after finializing the install) --> > <Custom Action="InstallSwapCom.Command" After="InstallFinalize">NOT > Installed</Custom> > <Custom Action="InstallSwapCom" After="InstallSwapCom.Command">NOT > Installed</Custom> > > <!-- If installed, generate the uninstall command and execute it > (before removing any files) --> > <Custom Action="DeinstallSwapCom.Command" > Before="DeinstallSwapCom">Installed</Custom> > <Custom Action="DeinstallSwapCom" > Before="RemoveFiles">Installed</Custom> > </InstallExecuteSequence> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
