What is a fragment: you mean wix fragment? You say you have 4 exe to install so you are using ExePackage element in burn?
-----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Mayrargue [mailto:benja...@vapolia.fr] Sent: May-29-13 8:08 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] newbie: how to reference variables ? (the doc is confusing) i think i misundestand something in wix philosophy. I have 4 exe to install. I've created a bundle and 4 fragments. All is working nicely. Now i want to conditonally add a registry key when one of the fragment is "executed". So i added this to the fragment: <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR"> <Component Id="RegistryEntries" Guid="*"> <Condition><![CDATA[NETFRAMEWORK40CLIENT AND (VersionNT < v6.0)]]></Condition> <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Company\ProductName" Action="create"> <RegistryValue Type="integer" Name="State" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" /> </RegistryKey> </Component> </DirectoryRef> <Feature Id="NetFx40ClientWebSupplement"> <ComponentRef Id="RegistryEntries" /> </Feature> But I don't know how to reference the feature, as i only have a bundle, not a product. Why would i do that ? I'm trying to detect in the managed bootstrapper if the prerequisite bootstrapper installed the .net framework or not (which is different of detecting if .net is installed). Why would i do that ? Because i'm trying to find a way to detect if another install is already in progress and requires a reboot. the only way i have found is read the PendingFileRenameOperations key. But the prerequisite bootstrapper sets this key after strarting the managed bootstrapper ... I'm stuck. 2013/5/29 John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com> > Well, the bundle will *take any MSIs or other packages specified in > your Chain element** *and bootstrap them. It doesn't exactly create an > MSI itself. > > It might be best if you give more details about what you're trying to > achieve, and where you're trying to use the above Condition element? > > > On 29 May 2013 11:36, Benjamin Mayrargue <benja...@vapolia.fr> wrote: > > > 100% understood ! > > > > This means a 'bundle' creates a msi bootstrapped in an exe. > > > > B. > > > > > > > > 2013/5/29 John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com> > > > > > I think where you're getting confused is that there are more than > > > one > > type > > > of "variable" in WiX. Firstly, there are preprocessor variables > > > and condition, which are referenced like this: > > > > > > $(var.VariableName) > > > !(var.LateBoundVariableName) > > > $(env.EnvironmentVariableName) > > > !(loc.StringID) > > > > > > These are available at build time and are used in things like > > > string > > paths > > > and to conditionally include fragments of code based on your build > > > configurations. (Check out this link: > > > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/preprocessor.htm) > > > > > > Then there are the MSI properties and conditions, which use a > > > different syntax, because it's defined by MSI and not WiX. These > > > are avaiable at runtime and are used to perform logic in your > > > install - conditionally performing an action based on the > > > environment or feature selection, > > getting > > > information, controlling your installation directories and stuff > > > like > > that. > > > (Check out this link: > > > > > > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368012(v=vs. > 85).aspx > > > ) > > > > > > What you have there is an MSI condition, which looks like it's > > > based on MainFeature being installed. To break this down: > > > > > > (&MainFeature = 3) > > > > > > &FeatureName gets the requested state of the feature. &MainFeature > > > = 3 means "if MainFeature is selected for installation, return true". > > > > > > AND NOT > > > > > > Pretty standard boolean logic - if the left hand side is true, but > > > the right hand side is false, this will return true. > > > > > > (!MainFeature = 3)] > > > > > > !FeatureName gets the *current state* of the feature, rather than > > > the requested state. This means "if MainFeature is *currently > > > installed* > for > > > installation, return true". > > > > > > Put it all together, and what you get is this: "If MainFeature is > > selected > > > for installation, and it's NOT currently installed, return true". > > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > > > > > > On 29 May 2013 09:46, Benjamin Mayrargue <benja...@vapolia.fr> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > i have a noob question. > > > > > > > > In this snippet there is a & and a ! before the variable MainFeature. > > > > what does that mean ? > > > > > > > > <Condition><![CDATA[(&MainFeature = 3) AND NOT (!MainFeature = > > > > 3)]]></Condition> > > > > > > > > In the wix chm, i found the list of "Wix built-in variables. > > > > But i'm unable to reference them, either in the bundle, or in my > > managed > > > > bootstrapper. What is the correct way to make them available ? > > > > (i'm > > using > > > > only a bundle). > > > > > > > > thks :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > > Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for > Java/.NET > > > > Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. > > > > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% > > > > overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > > Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for > > > Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no > > > cost. > > > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% > > > overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WiX-users mailing list > > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for > > Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. > > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead > > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for > Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no > cost. > Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. 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