[wix-devs] 5355 - util:RegistrySearch clears the variable when the key or value is not found

[Sean Hall]

Do we need a warning? I have a hard time coming up with a scenario where
someone would actually want the current behavior. If they were only
interested in the value from the search, then they wouldn't have set a
default value in the variable. If they actually wanted the proposed
behavior, then they would have a workaround that should still work with the
behavior change.

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 4:22 AM Bob Arnson <bob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> I also think it's an excellent proposal. I'm not sure to do in WixCop,
> other than issue a warning. The typical workaround in v3 was to author an
> "Exists" key for every other, so you could say "FooExists and FooVersion =
> v1.0" -- that would still work in most cases but could be simplified.
>
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> Subject: [wix-devs] 5355 - util:RegistrySearch clears the variable when
> the key or value is not found
>
> I'd like to get  https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/5355
> designed since the proposal is technically a breaking change: "Rather than
> add a Default attribute, maybe the search should work like MSI, where a
> missing value doesn't overwrite the default." I think the proposal is good,
> unless someone else wants to do it differently?
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