You may want to try adding a '.' instead of removing the '\'. That doesn't require a custom action and attrib should like it.
Value='"[SystemFolder]attrib.exe" +S +H "[DocumentsFolder]." Hugues -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Hamflett Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:51 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: SPAM: Re: [WiX-users] Remove slash from the end of directory property No, you need a Custom Action. Rob Ricardo Lopes wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any simple way to remove the slash at the end of a directory > property, or remove the last character from a property value? > > I'm trying to change attributes for a folder using a custom action at > the end of the installation but the attrib command from windows doesn't > like the slash at the end of the directory property. > > Here is a sample of my code: > > ... > > <CreateFolder Directory="DocumentsFolder" /> > > ... > > <CustomAction Id="SetQtExecCmdLine" Return="check" > Property="QtExecCmdLine" > Value='"[SystemFolder]attrib.exe" +S +H "[DocumentsFolder]"' /> > > <CustomAction Id="QtExec" BinaryKey="wixca" DllEntry="CAQuietExec" > Execute="immediate" Return="check" /> > <Binary Id="wixca" src="$(var.ResourcesDir)\wixca.dll" /> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="SetQtExecCmdLine" After="CostFinalize" /> > > <Custom Action="QtExec" After="InstallFinalize"/> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > > The [DocumentsFolder] is replaced by "c:\some\path\", with a "\" in the > end. > > Thanks, > Ricardo Lopes. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > 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=DEVDE V > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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=DEVDE V _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
