I think you'll want to implement this pattern: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/The-WiX-toolsets-Remember-Property-pattern
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:54 AM, <marz...@email.cz> wrote: > Hi all, > > i created WiX installer project for deploying my .net winform app on a > customer machine. The app is very simple - it only scans some documents and > saves the images to database on a server. The scanner is quite expensive > device, there is only one in the company, but there are approx. four users > that can occasionaly use it. This is the reason, why the app is installed > just on a single workstation dedicated only for scanning - most of the time > it is free and any of these users can come, scan the docs and go continuing > his work. > > Because the app is to be installed on a single machine and is supposed to > be used by more than one user, i am doing a per-machine installation: > ALLUSERS is hardcoded to 1. > > Because the database servers in production are not controlled by me and i > do not really know, where the database will be stored, i can not pack > correct ConnectionStrings.config file to the MSI archive. Instead of it, the > MSI package just contains a general template of that file, which is then > modified according parameter values provided by the user during install. For > updating the connection strings I use util:XmlFile element. The > connectionstrings.config file is stored in installation directory together > with app binaries. > > Everything seemed to work fine, until I simulated more users using this > per-machine installation. Executed my wix setup project under user1-account, > the XML config file had been correctly updated and then I launched the > application and tested the connection strings are ok. Everything was fine. > > Then I switched to another user account. The shortcut was already present > in the program menu - just as I have expected since the installation is > per-machine. So I clicked the shortcut and then (unexpectedly for me) a > progress bar window "Wait until the configuration of product XY is > finished." appeared. (Note that my machine locale is not english, the > message would probably be slightly different on an english locale > workstation). After few seconds the window disappeared and my application > launched. Unfortunately it was not able to connect to the database, since > the connectionStrings.config file has been rewritten. New connection strings > have been saved using default property values, which are not valid. > > I have been investigating why the setup launchs again whenever new > user-account tries to use it. It is because of the shortcut element (the > keypath is targetting HKCU). When I remove shortcut from WXS, MSI is not > launched again after switching user context. Unfortunately I can not simply > remove the shortcut from the installer :-). > > Now I have setup program, which is able to configure connection to a > database according to input parameters. But any later attempt to use the app > from a second user-account just sends this configuration down the toilette. > In production environment this would mean, that an administrator has to come > and manually change the connection strings every time new user tries to use > the app, which is of course unacceptable behavior. > > The simplified version of my WiX project is attached. > > I have tried to resolve the problem, but nothing helped me: > 1) I have separated the <File> and the <util:XMLFIle> to independent > components. > 2) I Have Tried adding a <Condition>NOT INstalled</Condition> under these > components. > 3) I have tried writing a registry value to HKLM during installation. Added > a RegistrSearch and Property for that registry value and then used that > value as a condition (in fact just a replacement of "NOT Installed" from the > previous) > > Can anyone help with this? > > Thanks in advice > > Marek > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper > David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a > Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your > business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
