I just figured out how this works looking through the WixStdBA source code.
This was implemented in time for the RC release on May 21. (https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3489809&group_id=105970&atid=642714) To pass command line arguments, it goes something like this: <Wix> <Bundle> <Variable Name="CommandLineArg" bal:Overridable="yes"/> <Chain> <MsiPackage> <MsiProperty Name="CommandLineArg" Value="[CommandLineArg]"/> </MsiPackage> </Chain> </Bundle> </Wix> You have to make a bundle variable that is overridable at the command line and then pass that variable to your msi. Re: [WiX-users] Pass parameters from bootstrapper to msi bundle package<https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29237310> From: Hoover, Jacob <Jacob.Hoover@gr...> - 2012-05-09 03:13 Assuming you are using the StdBA, I am mostly certain that the passing of bootstrapper params to the underlying packages has not been implemented. Sadly, the native BA is a bit rough around the edges. For now the "team" has been focusing on the core functionality of burn and not the BA's. My advice would be if you need a BA now then it would be faster to do in a MBA than a BA (if your application already requires .Net). If you can't swallow .Net as a prereq, then I'd suggest forking on codeplex and adding the functionality you are looking for. -----Original Message----- From: Tomislav Markovski [mailto:tmarkovski@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 10:56 AM To: wix-users@... Subject: [WiX-users] Pass parameters from bootstrapper to msi bundle package I'm using VS2010 and WiX 3.6 to create MSI packages and bundle them into Bootstrapper setup. Here's my Boostrapper code. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> <Bundle Name="" Version="" Manufacturer="" UpgradeCode=""> <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense" /> <Chain> <MsiPackage SourceFile="Package1.msi"> <MsiProperty Name="PARAM1" Value="[PARAM1]" /> <MsiProperty Name="PARAM2" Value="[PARAM2]" /> </MsiPackage> <MsiPackage SourceFile="Package2.msi"> <MsiProperty Name="PARAM1" Value="[PARAM1]" /> <MsiProperty Name="PARAM2" Value="[PARAM2]" /> </MsiPackage> </Chain> </Bundle> </Wix> The MSI packages must have the parameters specified in order to run. Normally, I would call "Packag21.msi PARAM1=1 PARAM2=2". After I build the project, I try to pass the parameters to my Bootstrapper.exe in the same manner Bootstrapper.exe PARAM1=1 PARAM2=2, but it doesn't seem to pass them to the MSI. Installations hang with the missing parameters condition. Is there a way to pass the parameters from the exe to the msi? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
