This is more of a Windows Installer question than a WiX question, but I am working on a CA for use with WiX, so please bear with me.
I have a binary entry point that I need to schedule more than once during the execution sequence in order to process and set installer properties in the correct order (and when they are available); scheduling these actions multiple times is how I get around chicken-egg property dependencies that are interspersed with other actions (e.g. once before AppSearch and again before SchedXmlConfig). In order to do so, I am using the following pattern: <Binary Id="MyCaDll"/> <CustomAction Id="MyCaDll_1" BinaryKey="MyCaDll" DllEntry="DoStuff" Execute="firstSequence" Return="check" SuppressModularization="yes" /> <CustomAction Id="MyCaDll_2" BinaryKey="MyCaDll" DllEntry="DoStuff" Execute="firstSequence" Return="check" SuppressModularization="yes" /> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="MyCaDll_1" Before="AppSearch">VersionNT > 400</Custom> <Custom Action="MyCaDll_2" Before="SchedXmlConfig">VersionNT > 400</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> I am storing custom table data that control the actions of the CA, keyed by "MyCaDll_1", "MyCaDll_2", etc. Is there any better way to know which one I am executing besides setting CustomActionData? I know I can do this: <Property Id="MyCaDll_1" Value="MyCaDll_1" /> <Property Id="MyCaDll_2" Value="MyCaDll_2" /> But that seems silly; then again, it may be the only way. In review, I even answered this question once for someone else, using this method, so I fear I already know the answer... Thanks, -- Thomas S. Trias Senior Developer Artizan Internet Services http://www.artizan.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
