Thinking out loud: I would probably use a RegistrySearch to set the properties in question from the registry. I think these execute prior to LaunchConditions and will leave the properties blank *if* the values _do not_ exist in the registry.
I would then code a custom action that reads the xml file and sets properties that still do not have values. (Always prefer what is already in the registry.) I would schedule this custom action prior to LaunchConditions and add a few LaunchConditions that check the properties to have values. (Fail the installer if the properties do not have values either from the registry or the xml file.) I would then have a component for each registry value that sets the property values in the registry. Edwin G. Castro Software Developer - Staff Electronic Banking Services Fiserv Office: 503-746-0643 Fax: 503-617-0291 www.fiserv.com Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > -----Original Message----- > From: lewisv [mailto:le...@nitorco.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:38 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] read a file + advertise > > > Ok, i can save the data that is in my xml in the registry. But i will > need to > do that only the first time. > How do i determine, if this is a first time install ( where i need to > read > the xml file) for an advertise install where i need to read the > registry. > > Should i just have my custom action check the registry first? If i do > that, > what will happen on an uninstall/re-install. I need to to re-read the > xml > file then. > > Should i always write to the registry also, even if the values are > already > there? > > -- > View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/read-a-file- > advertise-tp4834153p4834819.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
