Don't forget about the encoding of the file! On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Phil Wilson <phildgwil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Windows Installer doesn't provide that functionality, so writing to > the file with a custom action is the only way to do it, so it can't be > wrong if you do it with a CA and right if WiX supplied a CA for it :) > > If the ini file information about the installtion contains data like > the ProductVersion, install location etc then longer term maybe teach > the app how to use APIs like MsiGetProductInfo() to get that > information directly from Windows. > --------------- > Phil Wilson > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Lars <laasu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > That is a separate issue and not possible in our system without major > changes. > > kind regards, Lars > > > >> From: bwhee...@dshs.wa.gov > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:15:53 +0000 > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Create text file > >> > >> On the whole, an ini file is best created on the first run of the > application. This avoids the whole - user context and folder privilege > challenge since ini's often have user specific settings they should be > stored per user and not per application > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Lars [mailto:laasu...@hotmail.com] > >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 7:34 AM > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: [WiX-users] Create text file > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I would like our installer to a create text file (actually an .ini file > without any sections) with installation specific information included. > >> > >> The IniFile element obviously wont work due to requiring sections. > >> > >> One solution would be to pipe the required information to a file using > custom actions but this seems very wrong. > >> > >> Would like to avoid using third party add-ons. > >> > >> Does Wix Toolset have any plans to add a feature that would help solve > this issue? For example: A generic write to file element. > >> > >> kind regards, Lars > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is > your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. 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