I'm calling it within InstallUISequence and after ExecuteAction. <InstallUISequence> <Custom Action=CA_testSqlConnection" After="ExecuteAction" /> </InstallUISequence>
It looks like it is being set properly, if I'm interpreting the log correctly. Action ended 13:19:57: CostFinalize. Return value 1. Action 13:20:08: CheckDbConnectionDlg. Dialog created MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:13:371]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding serverSelectedItem property. Its value is .\SQLEXPRESS'. MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:18:652]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding selectedItem property. Its value is 'SQL Server Authentication'. MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:22:309]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding LOGIN property. Its value is 'TestUser'. MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:36:168]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding PWD property. Its value is '**********'. MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:39:778]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding DB property. Its value is 'MyApp'. MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:39:856]: Doing action: CA_testSqlConnection MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:39:856]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: ActionText Action 13:20:39: CA_testSqlConnection. Action start 13:20:39: CA_testSqlConnection. MSI (c) (FC:84) [13:20:39:871]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\DOCUME~1\lspence\LOCALS~1\Temp\MSI7CE.tmp, Entrypoint: TestSqlConnection MSI (c) (FC!90) [13:20:40:246]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding SQLCONNECTION property. Its value is 'Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MyApp;User Id=TestUser;Password=password'. MSI (c) (FC!90) [13:20:40:246]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding CONTINUE property. Its value is 'true'. Action ended 13:20:41: CA_testSqlConnection. Return value 1. Action 13:20:44: WelcomeDlg. Dialog created Action 13:20:44: CheckDbConnectionDlg. Dialog created MSI (s) (80:F4) [13:20:47:246]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding INSTALLLEVEL property. Its value is '1'. MSI (s) (80:F4) [13:20:47:246]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding SQLCONNECTION property. Its value is 'Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MyApp;User Id=TestUser;Password=password'. MSI (s) (80:F4) [13:20:47:246]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding CONTINUE property. Its value is 'true'. Action ended 13:20:56: InstallFinalize. Return value 1. Action ended 13:20:56: INSTALL. Return value 1. Property(S): ExecXmlFile = C:\Program Files\App Lister\app.config30/configuration/connectionStrings/add[@name='AppListConnectionString']connectionStringData Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MyApp;User Id=TestUser;Password=password Property(S): SQLCONNECTION = Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MyApp;User Id=TestUser;Password=password Property(S): CONTINUE = true MSI (c) (FC:34) [13:20:59:512]: Custom Action Manager thread ending. Property(C): INSTALLLEVEL = 1 Property(C): SQLCONNECTION = Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MyApp;User Id=TestUser;Password=password Property(C): CONTINUE = true === Logging stopped: 1/25/2011 13:20:59 === MSI (c) (FC:30) [13:20:59:528]: Note: 1: 1707 MSI (c) (FC:30) [13:20:59:528]: Product: AppLister -- Installation completed successfully. --Lance On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > In which sequence and where in that sequence are you calling your custom > action, and is that property marked "Secure"? > > BTW, a verbose log can tell you exactly what is (and isn't) happening with > that property. > > -Blair > > -----Original Message----- > From: CoolBreeze [mailto:coolbreeze...@googlemail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:50 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Setting properties > > I have a property I've set within a CustomAction that I need to access > within one of my Components. I'm not getting the property's value. Is this > even possible? > > Here is where I'm assigning a value to my property. > > [CustomAction] > public static ActionResult TestSqlConnection(Session testSession) > { > // Code that tests the connection. > ... > ... > > // Assign the connection string to a property. > testSession["SQLCONNECTION"] = connStr; > } > > Within my Components.wxs I have the following. > <Component Id="CMP_ConnString" Guid="Some Guid" Directory="AppDir"> > <File Id="App.config" Name="app.config" Vital="yes" KeyPath="yes" > Source="..\MyApp\app.config" /> > <util:XmlFile Id="AppConfigConnString" Action="setValue" Permanent="yes" > File="App.config" > > > Element="/configuration/connectionStrings/add[\[]@name='MyAppConnString'[\]] > " > Name="connectionString" Value="[SQLCONNECTION]" /> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! > Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better > price-free! > Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. 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