[wix-users] Custom Action to set a Wix Variable

[Sanket Panchamia]

Hi Brian,

Is this the correct way to do?

In custom action,
session["TEST_VAR"] = "Test"

In wxs file.

<WixVariable Id="testVar" Value="[TEST_VAR]" />

Thanks
Sanket

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Brian Enderle <brianke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Example using variable as a condition:
>
> In the custom action:
>
>                     session["FOXPROPATH_VALID"] = "1";
>
> and in your wxs file:
>
>           <Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg"
> Order="4"><![CDATA[FOXPROPATH_VALID = "1"]]></Publish>
>
>
>
>
> Example updating an XML file element with variable:
>
> In the custom action:
>
>             session["ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD"] =
> PasswordConfig.encryptPassword(_password);
>
> and in your wxs file:
>
>       <util:XmlFile Id="UpdateEncryptedPassword"
>                     Action="setValue"
>                     File="[CONFIGFOLDER]config.xml"
>                     ElementPath="//DelphiaConfig/DatabaseInfo/Password"
>                     Value="[ENCRYPTED_PASSWORD]"
>                     Sequence="3" />
>
>
>
> Brian
>
> If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.  -
> Albert Einstein
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 7:24 AM, Sanket Panchamia <psanket at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a way to write a custom action (c# or vb) that sets a variable
> > that
> > can be used back in the main wix project.wxs file?
> >
> > Thanks
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