Okay I think I got it.
I've quoted the parameter and it seemed to work
<CustomAction Id="InstallSwapCom.Command"
Property="QtExecCmdLine" Value=""perl"
"[INSTALLDIR]first.pl" "install"
"[INSTALLDIR]""/>
Thanks
dave_c wrote:
>
> 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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