Add Indirect="yes" to the Edit box control.
Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment and IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marty Dalton Sent: 10 September 2008 00:55 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Help with GUI and Setting Properties Hey, I have got my GUI all set up and working. My only problem I can notwork out is how do I set text entered by a user back into my property. <Property Id="DatabaseName" Value="Database Name"/> >From DatabaseDetailsDlg: <Control Id="DatabaseLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="180" Width="290" Height="18" NoPrefix="yes" Text="Database Name:" /> <Control Id="Database" Type="Edit" X="20" Y="200" Width="320" Height="18" Property="DatabaseName" Text="[DatabaseName]" /> This is from my Dialog follow too: <Publish Dialog="DatabaseDetailsDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog"Value="TypeOfInstallDlg">1</Publish> <Publish Dialog="DatabaseDetailsDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"Value="SharedFilesDlg" >1</Publish> So I have got Database Name appearing in my GUI, but lets say a userchanges it to 'ThisDatabase' How do I assign that back intoDatabaseName? Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Buy, rent, invest property online today. http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eallrealestate%2Eco %2Enz%2Freview%2Fhome%2Dbuying%2Dinfo%2Ehtml%3Frsf%3Dmsnnz%5Ftextlink&_t =26000&_r=REA_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users