Any ideas as to why I'm not able to get the value from the property when it appears to be getting set as per the log?
--Lance On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:40 PM, CoolBreeze <coolbreeze...@googlemail.com>wrote: > 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.config€3€0€/configuration/connectionStrings/add[@name='AppListConnectionString']€connectionString€Data > 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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