Hi there,
I tried what you suggested and got the same output.
MSI (s) (40:B8) [11:56:27:009]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding QtExecCmdLine
property. Its value is '"perl" "C:\Program Files\Acme\Foobar 1.0\first.pl"
install INSTALLDIR'.Action ended 11:56:27: InstallSwapCom.Command. Return
value 1.
MSI (s) (40:B8) [11:56:27:009]: Doing action: InstallSwapCom
MSI (s) (40:B8) [11:56:27:009]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText
Action 11:56:27: InstallSwapCom.
Action start 11:56:27: InstallSwapCom.
MSI (s) (40:40) [11:56:27:025]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI867.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec
MSI (s) (40:44) [11:56:27:025]: Generating random cookie.
MSI (s) (40:44) [11:56:27:025]: Created Custom Action Server with PID 13912
(0x3658).
MSI (s) (40:4C) [11:56:27:087]: Running as a service.
MSI (s) (40:5C) [11:56:27:087]: Hello, I'm your 32bit Impersonated custom
action server.
MSI (s) (40!FC) [11:56:27:243]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Deleting QtExecCmdLine
property. Its current value is '"perl" "C:\Program Files\Acme\Foobar
1.0\first.pl" install INSTALLDIR'.
Action ended 11:56:27: InstallSwapCom. Return value 1.
Action ended 11:56:27: INSTALL. Return value 1.
Property(S): INSTALLDIR = C:\Program Files\Acme\Foobar 1.0\
and here is the code that ran it.
<CustomAction Id="DeinstallSwapCom.Command"
Property="QtExecCmdLine" Value=""perl"
"[INSTALLDIR]first.pl" deinstall [INSTALLDIR]"/>
Or have I done something silly again.
Rob Hamflett wrote:
>
> 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>
>
>
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