I have an xml solution detailed here. 

It simply requires putting properties you want into an xml. The MSI consumes
the xml at runtime. 

<Properties> 
    <Property Name="test" Value="blah"/>
    <Property Name="test" Value="blah"/>
    <Property Name="test" Value="blah"/>
</Properties> 

the example i have on the web is written in vbs (yeah i know most of you
dont like it, but due to IP reasons I cannot share the managed version my
current project I had to sign NDA's not to release.) Most of you in here
seem smart enough to replicate this functionality using real code. 

http://johnmcfadyen.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9DD01136FC094724!197.entry

This example is very old and should be rewritten anyway but the concept is
clear and functional. (could do with some error trapping) 


Bob Arnson-6 wrote:
> 
> wixuser1105 wrote:
>> we are actually looking at somewhat simple solution like we can set these
>> values in a simple configuration file (.xml or any text based) and send
>> it
>> along with the msi file.
>> Is it possible to do that?
>>   
> 
> The simplest thing is to expose the right properties so they can just be 
> set on the command line. At the moment, neither MSI nor WiX includes the 
> ability to read from a text file. (MSI supports reading from .ini files, 
> but oddly, only from .ini files in the Windows directory, which makes it 
> just about useless.)
> 
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