Thanks for your replies... I am still finding a way to get out of this.... I want to know does WiX allow me to do the following:
<File Id="New" Name="abc.txt" Source="C:\abc.txt" /> Can this statement be replaced by <File Id="New" Name="[NAMEARG]" Source="[SOURCEARG]" /> and have properties defined as <Property Id="New1" Name="NAMEARG" Value="abc.txt" /> <Property Id="New2" Name="SOURCEARG" Value="C:\abc.txt" /> --thanks On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM, David Watson <dwat...@sdl.com> wrote: > Hi, > Well if you have no option to change this behaviour, IE it may > be possible to design this slightly odd behaviour out in the application > design you will have to look at complex options. > > You will either need a custom action to change the component state. > > Or maybe you could place your core application components in a hidden > feature that is always installed and give the user two visible features > in the UI that are mutualy exclusive. > > Feature1 - all core components - Hidden in the UI. > Feature2 - component A - just has the abc.txt component > Feature3 - component B - has xyz.txt component and other optional > features. > > I'm not sure how painful making the feature UI do mutex features will be > though as we don't use the built in UI. > > Dave W. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mahesh u [mailto:maheshu.u...@gmail.com] > Sent: 10 July 2009 01:12 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally pass the property value > toFileElementName, Source attributes. > > Yes.. This is exactly the problem I am facing. I have a requirement that > Feature 2 should be a child of Feature 1. Feature 1 is always installed. > Feature 2 is an optional component. > > --thanks. > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 10:45 PM, David Watson <dwat...@sdl.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > So you want to install file a or b depending on feature 1 and > 2. > > But the problem arises as you have feature 2 as a sub feature of > > feature one. > > > > So :- > > > > <Component Id="a"> > > <File Id ="abc" Name="abc.txt" Source="C:\abc.txt"/> > > </Component> <Component Id="b"> > > <File Id ="xyz" Name="xyz.txt" Source="C:\xyz.txt"/> > > </Component> > > > > <Feature1> > > <ComponentRef a /> > > <Feature2> > > <ComponentRef b /> > > </Feature2> > > </Feature1> > > > > ...will partly work but if you choose feature two you will get both > > files as it is a child feature. > > > > The simplest fix is to make Feature2 not a child. > > > > Unfortunatly it is not a trivial task just to condition the components > > > on the feature state (see Bob's article here > > http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/04/09/feature-states-in-component-condi > > ti > > ons/<http://www.joyofsetup.com/2008/04/09/feature-states-in-component- > > conditi%0Aons/> > > ). > > > > Bob's article suggests calling a custom action from the UI to set the > > component state directly, my guess in this case that would be to stop > > component a installing if feature 2 is selected. > > > > Dave > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mahesh u [mailto:maheshu.u...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 09 July 2009 16:06 > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally pass the property value > > toFileElement Name, Source attributes. > > > > My WiX file is something like this: > > > > <Component Id="a"> > > <File Id ="abc" Name="abc.txt" Source="C:\abc.txt"/> </Component> > > > > <Component > > <Feature1> > > <ComponentRef a /> > > <ComponentRef b/> > > <Feature2> > > <ComponentRef z/> > > </Feature2> > > </Feature1> > > > > So, my requirement is Component 'a' should be executed with file > > "abc.txt" > > if Feature1 is marked for install and it should be executed with > > Name="xyz.txt" if Feature2 is marked for install. > > > > I can know whether a feature is marked for install or not only after > > CostFinalize action. But, conditions are valid only before > > CostFinalize action. > > So, I have written a CustomAction to check for this after CostFinalize > > > action. I thought of setting a property based on Custom Action and > > pass that value to File element Name attribute. [Instead of abc.txt] a > > > property like [FILEARGS]. > > > > So, Is this valid? OR Is there some other way to solve the problem?. > > > > > > --Thanks > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 4:40 PM, David Watson <dwat...@sdl.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > It sounds like you are trying to condifionally install one of two > > > files based on which feature is selected. > > > > > > If you want to do this you should include both files in your > > > installer > > > > > under separate features, in separate components, possible with a > > > component condition. > > > > > > Or maybe I didn't understand what you are trying to achieve. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: mahesh u [mailto:maheshu.u...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: 09 July 2009 11:23 > > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditionally pass the property value to > > > FileElement Name, Source attributes. > > > > > > The problem I am facing is that I cannot use preprocessor variables > > > for PATHARGS because the selection of feature can only be got in run > > time... > > > So, I want to set a property only based on feature selection and use > > > > it in Source attribute of File element.. > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Sebastian Brand (Instyler Software) > > > < > > > wix+us...@instyler.com <wix%2bus...@instyler.com> < > wix%2bus...@instyler.com <wix%252bus...@instyler.com>> < > > wix%2bus...@instyler.com <wix%252bus...@instyler.com> < > wix%252bus...@instyler.com <wix%25252bus...@instyler.com>>> < > > > wix%2bus...@instyler.com <wix%252bus...@instyler.com> < > wix%252bus...@instyler.com <wix%25252bus...@instyler.com>> < > > wix%252bus...@instyler.com <wix%25252bus...@instyler.com> < > wix%25252bus...@instyler.com <wix%2525252bus...@instyler.com>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > The @Source is used by the WiX compiler when creating the .msi > > > > file to > > > > > > > read the file you want to add to the msi. WiX does not handle any > > > > [] > > > > > > Properties during compile time - Properties are handled by the MSI > > > > > Engine during installation. > > > > To achieve your goal use a compiler variable, e.g. > "$(var.PATHARGS)" > > > > > > - > > > > > > > these variables can be set when starting wix and will be handled > > > > by the Preprocessor. See WiX help "Preprocessor" for more. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Sebastian Brand > > > > > > > > Instyler Setup - Creating WiX-based MSI installations, elegantly. > > > > http://www.instyler.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: mahesh u [mailto:maheshu.u...@gmail.com] > > > > Sent: July 09, 2009 11:26 > > > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > Subject: [WiX-users] Conditionally pass the property value to File > > > > > Element Name, Source attributes. > > > > > > > > I am using Wix Version 2. > > > > > > > > I have the two features F1 and F2. F2 is a sub component of F1. I > > > > have > > > > > > > a component C1 which is kept inside F1. > > > > > > > > The component C1 has a file element like this: > > > > > > > > <File Id="xyz" Name="abc.txt" Source="C:\abc.txt" /> > > > > > > > > But, the Source attribute path and Name attribute depends on the > > > > Feature which is selected. > > > > So, I tried to have a custom action to set a property PATHARGS to > > > > the path based on selection of a feature (F1 or F2) and also > > > > property FILENAME to set appropriate file based on selection of > > > > Feature (F1 or F2). > > > > > > > > Now, if I redefine File element as > > > > > > > > <File Id="xyz" Name="[FILENAME]" Source="[PATHARGS]" /> , > > > > > > > > the File element is unable to read the property value. > > > > > > > > So, my questions are: > > > > > > > > 1) Why are the above mentioned steps not working properly? > > > > 2) Is there any other way to pass property values to File Name and > > > > > Source element. > > > > > > > > --thanks.. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > > > -- > > > > ------ > > > > -- > > > > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to > > > > win up > > > > > > > to $100,000 in prizes! 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