[wix-users] In WiX, is it possible to update the status text while the features are being installed

[Phil Wilson]

No it isn't, because there isn't actually a point at which Features are installed. If you look at the standard actions that occur during an install they are things like InstallFiles, MoveFiles, MsiPublishAssemblies, WriteRegistryValues and so on. So when the InstallFiles action runs is when all files for all features will be installed. 

There are also ActionText messages for all these actions, you just need to name the action and supply the text template. They map to the ActionText MSI table.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367516(v=vs.85).aspx

Phil 

-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Kaveesh Dashora
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 9:28 AM
To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List
Subject: [wix-users] In WiX, is it possible to update the status text while the features are being installed

While the features are being installed, is it possible to show a custom message in the progress bar. I used ProgressText, but it only works for CustomActions.

<ProgressText Action="MyCA">Running My CA</ProgressText>

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Kaveesh

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