Those would be some, yes. Depending on how the MSI and the various custom actions in it work, some subset of all the properties that are in all CAPS may be set from the commandline. However, it is possible for custom actions to override any of those properties you set with values of its own. Further, any of those properties not found in the list on this page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa371243.aspx or those in the SecureCustomProperties property may be ignored by the server-side of the installation (but not the client side).
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hammond [mailto:andrew.george.hamm...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 5:16 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] getting a list of properties from an already-build MSI? My goal is to take an msi and find out what properties I can pass it on the command line when I run msiexec. I see a number of entries from the log when I install it that look like the following: MSI (s) (D8:D0) [17:07:48:626]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding BIN property. Its value is 'redacted'. MSI (s) (D8:D0) [17:07:48:626]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding CONFIGS property. Its value is 'redacted'. MSI (s) (D8:D0) [17:07:48:626]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding INSTALLDIR property. Its value is 'redacted'. MSI (s) (D8:D0) [17:07:48:626]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding TARGETDIR property. Its value is 'redacted'. MSI (s) (D8:D0) [17:07:48:626]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding CURRENTDIRECTORY property. Its value is 'redacted'. Are these the properties? Andrew On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > There are properties that are defined by the system, properties that are > defined by the package (initial values are in the Property table), and > properties that are created while the installation transaction proceeds > (whether by searches or custom actions). > > To see final values for all custom actions (as well as property creations > and value changes) generate a verbose log in your transaction. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Hammond [mailto:andrew.george.hamm...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:31 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] getting a list of properties from an already-build > MSI? > > Is there a way to get a list of properties from an MSI? I can install it if > necessary. > > A > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
