This is a pattern I use, when I want command line value to override (it's
heavily based on Rob's "remember" pattern):
<?define PropertyList = INSTALLLOCATION;SERVER_NAME ?>
* * *
<?foreach REGPROP in $(var.PropertyList) ?>
<PropertyRef Id="$(var.REGPROP)" />
<CustomAction Id="SaveCmdLine.$(var.REGPROP)"
Property="CMDLINE_$(var.REGPROP)" Value="[$(var.REGPROP)]"
Execute="firstSequence" />
<CustomAction Id="SetFromCmdLine.$(var.REGPROP)" Property="$(var.REGPROP)"
Value="[CMDLINE_$(var.REGPROP)]" Execute="firstSequence" />
<CustomAction Id="SetDefault.$(var.REGPROP)" Property="$(var.REGPROP)"
Value="[$(var.REGPROP)_Default]" Execute="firstSequence" />
<?endforeach ?>
* * *
<InstallExecuteSequence>
<?foreach REGPROP in $(var.PropertyList) ?>
<Custom Action="SaveCmdLine.$(var.REGPROP)" Before="AppSearch">
<![CDATA[$(var.REGPROP)]]>
</Custom>
<Custom Action="SetFromCmdLine.$(var.REGPROP)" After="AppSearch">
<![CDATA[CMDLINE_$(var.REGPROP)]]>
</Custom>
<Custom Action="SetDefault.$(var.REGPROP)" After="LaunchConditions">
<![CDATA[NOT $(var.REGPROP) AND $(var.REGPROP)_Default]]>
</Custom>
<?endforeach ?>
</InstallExecuteSequence>
The properties in REGPROP are all registry backed (they have a RegistrySearch
and a corresponding Component that writes the registry).
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-----Original Message-----
From: trush44 [mailto:tr...@outlook.com]
Sent: Monday, January 6, 2014 9:48 AM
To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Unable to override SetProperty value with Edit Control
value
Thank you - that worked but I could use some help in understanding how/why.
How does setting the condition "Not PROPSERVERHOSTNAME" force the property to
be updated to the user override value on the backend when the xml file is
updated?
There's also one other kink I'm trying to figure out in regards to my original
question. I did simplify my code in the original question, but what I'm
actually trying to do is set a default value for a property, allow the user to
override that property value then store the value in the registry and then load
the property on subsequent upgrades. If I include the condition you specified,
then my Registry key now will never load because PROPSERVERHOSTNAME already has
a value of "Sample". Any thoughts on how I can get this to work?
<Property Id="PROPSERVERHOSTNAME" Value="Sample" Secure="yes"/>
<Property Id="PROP_REG_APPSERVER_HOSTNAME">
<RegistrySearch Id="REG_APPSERVER_NAME" Root="HKLM" Key="$(var.RegPath)"
Name="APPSERVER_HOSTNAME" Type="raw"/>
</Property>
<SetProperty Id="PROPSERVERHOSTNAME" Value="[PROP_REG_APPSERVER_HOSTNAME]"
After="AppSearch">Not PROPSERVERHOSTNAME AND
PROP_REG_APPSERVER_HOSTNAME</SetProperty>
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