As has been mentioned on this list before, properties go just one way between UI and Execute sequences. It is by apparent design that you can't change a property (any property) in the execute sequence and pick up that change in the UI sequence.
-----Original Message----- From: John Cooper [mailto:jocoo...@jackhenry.com] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:14 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client Read up on the Secure attribute to the Property element in the Wix schema. Only secure properties are visible in both the UI and Execute sequences. -- John Merryweather Cooper Build & Install Engineer - ESA Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.(r) Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 jocoo...@jackhenry.com www.jackhenry.com -----Original Message----- From: T. Kuro Kurosaka [mailto:k...@basistech.com] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:37 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] global property set in server is not passed to the client In my main .wxs file that is based on the WixUI_InstallDir dialog set, I set WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALTEXT so that the final dialog after successful installation has an extra information. This is done like this: <Wix xmlns=....> <Product> ... <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" /> <Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALTEXT" Value="Please manually copy the product license file to a proper location."/> </Product> </Wix> This works fine. The text stored in this property is shown. I wanted to show where exactly the user needs to copy our license file, and put these elements instead of the <Property/> element: <CustomAction Id="SetExitDialogOptText" Property="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALTEXT" Value="Please manually copy the product license file to [INSTALLDIR]\licenses\." /> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="SetExitDialogOptText" After="InstallInitialize"><!-- "InstallFinalize" should also work? --> NOT Installed </Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> This didn't work. The Exit Dialog doesn't show the text stored in this property. The log file from the installer shows that the property is set properly in the server, [INSTALLDIR] being replaced by the actual directory. But after the control is handed back to the client, this property doesn't exist. I thought properties named with all uppercase letters are in global effect, and passed between the server and the client, back and forth. So I'm puzzled. What can cause this behavior? Do I have to do something special to pass properties from the server to the client? Kuro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
