[wix-users] Conditional Dialog

[R]

It looks like it sets the INSTALLFOLDER property after that. Is there a way
to set it before the AppSearch, or do I have to painfully hardcode the path
in?

On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 7:07 PM, Rob Mensching via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> The XxxSearch elements are executed during AppSearch so what is the value
> of INSTALLFOLDER before AppSearch?
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> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of R
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 9:17 PM
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> Cc: R <ryee at pronktech.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] Conditional Dialog
>
> I can't seem to get this to work properly. I'm trying to see if the
> database exists and then show a custom dialog if it isn't. Right now, I put
> the file manually in the [INSTALLFOLDER], but the custom dialog still shows
> up.
>
> I checked the log files, and it keeps setting DATADETECTED as 0. I'm
> pretty sure the file is in the correct location and is spelled correctly.
>
> This Property is under a button Control.
>
>           <!-- Check if there is already a database. Properties must be
> assigned before Publish tags. -->
>           <Property Id="DATADETECTED" Value="0">
>             <DirectorySearch Id="Database" Path="[INSTALLFOLDER]">
>               <FileSearch Name="db_rev1.sqlite"/>
>             </DirectorySearch>
>           </Property>
>
>           <!-- Database not detected. -->
>           <Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="DataDetectDlg">DATADETECTED =
> "0"</Publish>
>
> The documentation claims that the "0" will be overwritten during any type
> of search.
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