Yes, you need to pass the value at both time. So keep your values stored in registry for any future reference if required.
Regards Sandeep -----Original Message----- From: Chandra Vuppala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:20 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Do i need to pass property values both at install time and Uninstalltime. Hi, I have 2 servers in which one is database server and other is Application server. while Installing the MSI on Application server i have to pass Database server name. i am using Properties for that, it works fine, but while uninstalling if i dont pass Propety value it is taking default value. When i passed property value while uninstalling it is taking correct value. But my question is MSI will persist the property value or not? If not Why? What is other way of implementation, beacuse i dont want to pass property value while Uninstallation. Please anyone help me Thanks & Regards, Chandrashekar vuppala M-9908298419 ________________________________ From: Robert O'Brien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 24/09/2008 7:51 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to Keep the Property value along with MSI Here is what I use to save off the databasehost name provided at install time so it will be set automatically to the correct value during uninstall processing. <Property Id="DATABASESHOST" Value="[%ComputerName]"> <!-- Any public property default values that were overridden at install time are not automatically overridden with the same value at uninstall time. Therefore for any public property values that you also need to use during uninstall you need to store the value of them that was used at install time so that it can be read and used at uninstall time. --> <RegistrySearch Id="DatabasesHostSearch1" Type="raw" Root="HKLM" Key="$(var.SoftwareKey)\Microsoft\!(loc.ProductKey)" Name="DATABASESHOST" /> </Property> For $(var.SoftwareKey) assignment I have the following in place. <?if $(var.Platform) = "x64" ?> <?define Win64 = "yes" ?> <?define SystemFolder = "System64Folder" ?> <?define SystemFolderX86 = "SystemFolder" ?> <?define SoftwareKey = "Software" ?> <?define SoftwareKeyX86 = "Software\Wow6432Node" ?> <?define ProgramFilesFolder = "ProgramFiles64Folder" ?> <?define ProgramFilesFolderX86 = "ProgramFilesFolder" ?> <?define DotNetFramework35Folder = "[%SystemRoot]\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5\" ?> <?define DotNetFramework20Folder = "[%SystemRoot]\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\" ?> <?else?> <?define Win64 = "no" ?> <?define SystemFolder = "SystemFolder" ?> <?define SystemFolderX86 = "SystemFolder" ?> <?define SoftwareKey = "Software" ?> <?define SoftwareKeyX86 = "Software" ?> <?define ProgramFilesFolder = "ProgramFilesFolder" ?> <?define ProgramFilesFolderX86 = "ProgramFilesFolder" ?> <?define DotNetFramework35Folder = "[%SystemRoot]\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\" ?> <?define DotNetFramework20Folder = "[%SystemRoot]\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\" ?> <?endif?> -----Original Message----- From: Brian Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:43 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to Keep the Property value along with MSI Hey Sandeep, I imagine that you could have a registry entry that sets the value of the property and you could have registry locator that reads that value. Check your state and when doing an uninstall use that registry locator value? Thanks, -- Brian Rogers "Intelligence removes complexity." - Me http://icumove.spaces.live.com <http://icumove.spaces.live.com/> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Sandeep Gautam (HCL Technologies Ltd) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > While Installing , I am passing One Data base server name along with > One property. But while uninstalling, It is giving error because it is > looking for data base name. So I want to save the value of the > property so that I can use the same on uninstallation. > > Regards > Sandeep > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 IMPORTANT 1. 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