[wix-users] Passing a property from bundle to msi to be consumed as a registry multiString value

[Jon Armen]

Ah ha...  I was able to get it working.  Since I'm also using a custom boostrapper application, I was able to use "\r\n" as a string separator instead of trying to pass some escaped variation of [~].

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Jon Armen
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That's what I thought about PROP1.  For my next test, I used:

<MsiProperty Name="PROP2" Value="Test1[\[]~[\]]Test2"/> <MsiProperty Name="PROP3" Value="Test1[~]Test2"/>

The resulting registry entries are:
Prop2: Test1[~]Test2<Newline>
Prop3: Test1Test2<Newline>

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Phill Hogland
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The PROP1 example fails to take into consideration that XML requires escaping the square bracket.   The PROP2 example is what you want or use HRML entities.
http://www.dvteclipse.com/documentation/svlinter/How_to_use_special_characters_in_XML.3F.html




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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of Jon Armen
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Ah yes, bad example.  In my production code, I am using public properties (all caps) for passing this value

Rewrite of the example to explain with public properties for completeness

I've tried both of these msi properties:

<MsiPackage ...>
                <MsiProperty Name="PROP1" Value="Test1[~]Test2" />
	<MsiProperty Name="PROP2" Value="Test1[\[]~[\]]Test2" />  </MsiPackage>

My msi has a component with:

<RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\..." Name="Prop1" Value="[PROP1]" Type="multiString" /> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\..." Name="Prop1" Value="[PROP2]" Type="multiString" />

After the install runs, Prop1 contains a multiString, however Test1Test2 appears on a single line
Prop2 contains a multiString, however Test1[~]Test2 appears.

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From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf Of John Cooper
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Only public properties can be passed into an MSI.  That means the property MUST be in all uppercase.

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John Merryweather Cooper
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I am attempting to pass a property in a bundle to an msi

I've tried both of these msi properties:

<MsiPackage ...>
                <MsiProperty Name="Prop1" Value="Test1[~]Test2" /> <MsiProperty Name="Prop2" Value="Test1[\[]~[\]]Test2" /> </MsiPackage>

My msi has a component with:

<RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\..." Name="Prop1" Value="[Prop1]" Type="multiString" /> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\..." Name="Prop1" Value="[Prop2]" Type="multiString" />

After the install runs, Prop1 contains a multiString, however Test1Test2 appears on a single line
Prop2 contains a multiString, however Test1[~]Test2 appears.

Does anyone have insight as to how I could get the expected behavior of Test1 and Test2 on separate lines?

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