Are you setting Property Id's with values? E.g. <Property Id="MYUSER" Value="Your username"/> <Property Id="MYDATABASE" Value="Your database name"/>
Then: <Component Id="CreateUserAccount" Guid="AEE91491-99FA-40A9-AB47-1E9FC2DDEF2A" Directory="INSTALLDIR"> <sql:SqlString Id="SqlLogin" SQL="IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sysusers WHERE name='[MYUSER]') BEGIN EXEC sp_grantdbaccess '[MYUSER]' END" ExecuteOnInstall="yes" SqlDb="[MYDATABASE]"/> </Component> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 8:53 AM, patrickpirzer <patrick.pir...@prosoft.net> wrote: > > I want to create a new SQL Login, so i tried this with the following > SqlString: > > <Component Id="CreateUserAccount" > Guid="AEE91491-99FA-40A9-AB47-1E9FC2DDEF2A" > Directory="INSTALLDIR"> > <sql:SqlString Id="SqlLogin" > SQL="IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sysusers WHERE > name='[MyUser]') > BEGIN > EXEC sp_grantdbaccess '[MyUser]' > END" > ExecuteOnInstall="yes" > SqlDb="[MyDatabase]"/> > </Component> > > Unfortunately the brackets around the variables like MyUser and MyDatabase > are not accepted by the compiler. > How can i use variables in the SqlString-element? > > Thanks in advance! > Patrick > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/How-can-i-use-variables-in-SqlString-tp7598582.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- "They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel." -- Anonymous ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users