It looks like @AnonymousAccess is not a formatted type so it does not accept the property.
You would need to author two mutually exclusive components that differ only by AnonymousAccess and use the passed in condition as a component condition. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Kiran Somisetty [mailto:mr.svski...@gmail.com] Sent: 11 February 2014 14:42 To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] how to pass values from command line to wix installer I have declared the property like below <Property Id="VALUEPASSED">yes</Property> using it like below <iis:WebDirProperties Id="webdir" AnonymousAccess='[VALUEPASSED]'/> but when I compile the project I am getting below error Error 3 The iis:WebDirProperties/@AnonymousAccess attribute's value, '[VALUEPASSED]', is not a legal yes/no value. The only legal values are 'no' and 'yes'. C:\Infodev\TRFAudit\WixInstaller\trfaudit.wxs 26 1 Installer Pls correct me. On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Ilir Bekteshi <ilir...@gmail.com> wrote: > You should use Property for example: > <iis:WebDirProperties Id="webdir" AnonymousAccess='[VALUEPASSED]'/> > > Then run msiexec /i abc.msi VALUEPASSED=yourvalue > > On 2/11/14, Walter Dexter <wfdex...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you mean when you install the resulting MSI, that would be in the > > Windows installer documentation. Or you can do msiexec /? and I > > think that's in there. > > On Feb 11, 2014 7:42 AM, "Kiran Somisetty" <mr.svski...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> I have a requirement to pass values from the command line while > >> installing the wix. > >> > >> I want to assign this to AnynymousAccess attribute. > >> > >> > >> > >> <iis:WebDirProperties Id="webdir" AnonymousAccess='value passed'/> > >> > >> > >> > >> Can you pls help me on this, I searched the documentation, but > >> haven't got any clues. > >> > >> > >> > >> Kiran > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > >> Android apps run on BlackBerry 10 > >> Introducing the new BlackBerry 10.2.1 Runtime for Android apps. > >> Now with support for Jelly Bean, Bluetooth, Mapview and more. > >> Get your Android app in front of a whole new audience. 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