So there isn't a simpler solution?
All I want to do is have access to a "variable", in this case myFeature from
another file.
> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:21:00 -0400
> From: yellowjacketl...@gmail.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Check that at least one Feature is selected
>
> I solved this same issue with a custom action on the next button of the
> feature selection dialog. I tried solving it within Wix/Windows Installer
> but was unable to.
>
> The pseudo-code is something like this...
>
> <Publish Dialog="CustomizeDlg" Control="Next" Event="DoAction"
> Value="CAMustSelectOne" Order="1">1</Publish>
> <Publish Dialog="CustomizeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog"
> Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="2"><![CDATA[ATLEASTONESELECTED <>
> "0"]]></Publish>
>
> Custom Action looked something like this (error handling and exception
> management removed for brevity):
>
> // these are all hidden or "container only" features,
> // if they are selected for install, they are not considered a "real"
> feature
> private static readonly string[] IgnoredFeatures = { "Server", "Logs",
> "Data", "WebSites", "WindowsServices", "Tools" };
>
> [CustomAction]
> public static ActionResult MustSelectOne(Session session)
> {
> ActionResult installResult = ActionResult.Success;
>
> // assume we success until told otherwise
> session["ATLEASTONESELECTED"] = "1";
>
> if (NoFeaturesSelected(session))
> {
> session["ATLEASTONESELECTED"] = "0";
> MessageBox.Show(new Form() { TopMost = true }, "One or more
> features must be selected");
> }
>
> return installResult;
> }
>
> private static bool NoFeaturesSelected(Session session)
> {
> return session.Features.Where(feature =>
> !IgnoredFeatures.Contains(feature.Name)).All(feature =>
> feature.RequestState != InstallState.Local);
> }
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Noel Farrugia <noel.farru...@outlook.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I need to "access" MyFeature in the UserInterface code to make a condition
> > such that if no feature is selected for installation the "Next" button can
> > be disabled.
> >
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > Noel
> >
> > > From: jocoo...@jackhenry.com
> > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:24:04 +0000
> > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Check that at least one Feature is selected
> > >
> > > Currently, there is limited scoping of properties in Wix 3.x. The only
> > problem you may sometimes run into is when a property crosses the UI to
> > Execute boundary--to do that, you'll need a public secure property.
> > >
> > > So, how exactly do you want to "access" MyFeature?
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Merryweather Cooper
> > > Senior Software Engineer | Enterprise Service Applications | Continuing
> > Development
> > > Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® | Lenexa, KS 66214 | Ext: 431050 |
> > jocoo...@jackhenry.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Noel Farrugia [mailto:noel.farru...@outlook.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 7:17 AM
> > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: [WiX-users] Check that at least one Feature is selected
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have a setup with feature selection enabled like this one now, in a
> > file called "MyInstaller.wxs",
> > >
> > > <Feature Id="MyFeature"
> > >
> > >
> > > Title="MyTitle"
> > >
> > >
> > > Description="Desc...."
> > >
> > >
> > > Level="1" AllowAdvertise="no" Absent="allow"
> > TypicalDefault="install">
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > <ComponentGroupRef Id="Test Component"/>
> > > .
> > > .
> > > .
> > > </Feature>
> > >
> > > The code that handles the User interface is in another file called
> > UserInterface.wxi.
> > > I know that to check if a certain feature is selected I need to do
> > <[CDATA[&MyFeature=3]]> in the "Publish" line example:
> > >
> > > <Publish Property="FeatureChoiceDlgPrev"
> > Value="InstallWelcomeDlg">$(var.allowFeatureChoice) = 1</Publish>
> > >
> > > now my question is how can I access the "MyFeature" which is located in
> > "MyInstaller.wxs" in the "UserInterface.wxi"file ?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for your help :)
> > >
> > > Noel
> > >
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