String fooString =
Bootstrapper.Engine.FormatString(Bootstrapper.Engine.StringVariables["FooVariable"]);
> From: r...@robmensching.com
> Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 07:42:58 -0700
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Burn Built-in Variables & Custom Boostrapper UI
>
> You need to format the string.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Veli-Matti Visuri <
> veli-matti.vis...@futuremark.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, I've been working on a bootstrapper with a customized UI and I cannot
> > figure out a way on how to "translate" the burn built-in variables from the
> > engine to the UI.
> >
> > You can see the list of the variables here:
> > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/bundle_built_in_variables.htm
> >
> >
> > I'll try to explain the situation here:
> > (Before you make remarks, note that this isn't the actual code I'm using)
> >
> >
> > 1. I have a variable defined in the Bundle.wxs like:
> > <Variable Name="FooVariable" Type="string" Value="[DesktopFolder]\Foo\Bar"
> > bal:Overridable="yes"/>
> >
> >
> > 2. I read the variable in the C# customized UI from the engine in the UI
> > like this:
> > String fooString = Bootstrapper.Engine.StringVariables["FooVariable"];
> >
> >
> > 3. Then I show the install path variable, let's say in a message box
> > MessageBox.Show(fooString);
> >
> >
> > 4. The messagebox says:
> > [DesktopFolder]\Foo\Bar
> >
> > But I wish it showed:
> > C:\Users\Example\Desktop\Foo\Bar
> >
> >
> > To put it verbally, I would like to make the UI not to say the name of the
> > burn built-in variable, but the actual path to the e.g. desktop folder.
> >
> > Is there any possible way I could do this? Is there any workaround? I
> > would't like to programmatically fetch these folders in the UI.
> >
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