I am new to WIX, so I didn't know this was bad practice. How do you "author the actual registry values"?
Thanks, Greg Greg Dodd Towers Watson - Developer 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA. 30326 404-365-1692 404-365-1660 gregory.d...@towerswatson.com -----Original Message----- From: jhennessey [mailto:jack.hennes...@hyland.com] Sent: February 8, 2012 7:56 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] CustomAction not running Disclaimer: As you probably know, it is a bad practice to register files this way during installation. The preferred way is to author the actual registry values that get written during registration. Ignoring the disclaimer, you shouldn't rely on using the value of the ADDLOCAL property. Instead, use the feature or component state to condition your custom actions. Using component state is the preferred way so your conditions should be: <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action='Register' After='InstallFiles'>$StaticBinaries = 3</Custom> <Custom Action='Unregister' Before='RemoveFiles'>$StaticBinaries = 2</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> See this page for more details (I recommend bookmarking it): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368012%28v=vs.85%29.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368012%28v=vs.85%29.aspx -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/CustomAction-not-running-tp7263897p7265626.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 of Confidentiality This transmission contains information that may be confidential. It has been prepared for the sole and exclusive use of the intended recipient and on the basis agreed with that person. If you are not the intended recipient of the message (or authorized to receive it for the intended recipient), you should notify us immediately; you should delete it from your system and may not disclose its contents to anyone else. This e-mail has come to you from Towers Watson Delaware Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
