[wix-users] Passing parameters to in-script custom actions

[Robert Goodridge]

It looks to me like it's a deferred custom action. They require Custom Action Data to be set. There is documentation on this.

Warm regards

Rob Goodridge | CloudArchitect | LANSA Product Centre

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Vanniekerk, Tyrel (GE Healthcare)
Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2016 12:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] Passing parameters to in-script custom actions

So I added the following:
            <Publish Dialog="ServerForm" Property="UpdateRemotingConfigFile.SetProperty" Control="NextButton"
                     Value="INSTALLFOLDER=[INSTALLFOLDER];SERVER_NAME=[SERVER_NAME];SERVER_PORT=[SERVER_PORT]" Order="1">1</Publish>

And in the log file I see:
MSI (c) (94:D0) [09:37:42:311]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding UpdateRemotingConfigFile.SetProperty property. Its value is 'INSTALLFOLDER=C:\Program Files (x86)\MyApp\;SERVER_NAME=localhost;SERVER_PORT=8001'.

But when the action is called:
MSI (s) (D4:DC) [09:37:51:244]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=UpdateRemotingConfigFile,,)
Action 9:37:51: UpdateRemotingConfigFile. 
MSI (s) (D4:DC) [09:37:51:245]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=UpdateRemotingConfigFile,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=UpdateRemotingConfigFile,)
MSI (s) (D4:50) [09:37:51:248]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI53FD.tmp, Entrypoint: UpdateRemotingConfigFile
SFXCA: Extracting custom action to temporary directory: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI53FD.tmp-\
SFXCA: Binding to CLR version v4.0.30319 Calling custom action CustomActions!CustomActions.CustomActions.UpdateRemotingConfigFile

The initial value of UpdateRemotingConfigFile.SetProperty (empty or null) is used.

It does not make sense, the property is being set, but it uses the initial value?

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Vanniekerk, Tyrel (GE Healthcare)
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 8:00 AM
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Subject: EXT: [wix-users] Passing parameters to in-script custom actions

I will give it a try, thanks.  I uses a custom action to do it and it does set the property, the property just never gets updated when sent to the deferred custom action.

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of sampat magi
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 6:51 PM
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Subject: EXT: Re: [wix-users] Passing parameters to in-script custom actions

For setting a property to a value, which is again a property/properties , please use <SetProperty/>

Sampat

On 23-Aug-2016 12:07 am, "Vanniekerk, Tyrel (GE Healthcare)" < tyrel.vanniekerk at ge.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a custom action with Execute=commit running Before 
> InstallFinalize.  The action gets called and at this point I have to 
> use session. CustomActionData to get parameters to the custom action.
> I created a property with the same name as the custom action and added 
> some text in there for the properties.  Initially I tried to add some 
> property references in there like [INSTALLFOLDER], but the text just 
> came through with the brackets.  Then I added a custom action to set 
> the property to the correct value on the Next button of the dialog 
> that sets the values and I can see the property being set to the 
> correct value, but when the custom action is run, the text sent to 
> CustomActionData is whatever it was set to at the start of the install.
>
> What's the correct way to send data consisting of property values to 
> an in-script custom action?
>
> Thanks.
>
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