[wix-users] Setting Checkbox value from command line

[Ven H]

Thanks a lot, James. As per the link, REMOVE will uninstall / remove a
feature. So, how can I selectively install a feature during Ugrade?

Regards,
Venkatesh

On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 9:18 PM, James Buchan <James.Buchan at servelechsc.com>
wrote:

> UI logic is not executed during a silent install.
>
> This article should help you
> https://support.firegiant.com/hc/en-us/articles/230912227-
> Control-feature-states-for-silent-install-
>
> I've always done my silent installs with the ADDLOCAL/REMOVE approach.
> The one thing I would always recommend when dealing with
> enabling/disabling features, is to always pass exactly what you want to do,
> if you don't want a feature, put it in the 'REMOVE' list, then you know it
> wont be installed/updated.
>
> James
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Ven
> H via wix-users
> Sent: 27 June 2018 16:19
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Cc: Ven H <venh.123 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] Setting Checkbox value from command line
>
> I have a Dialog like below.
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
>   <Fragment>
>
>     <UI>
>       <Dialog Id="SelectFeatureDlg" Title="!(loc.SelectFeatureDlgTitle)"
> Width="370" Height="270" NoMinimize="yes">
>      <Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="250" Height="15"
> Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes"  Text="!(loc.FeatureTitle)"/> <Control
> Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280" Height="15"
> Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.FeatureDescription)" />
>
>         <Control Id="chkBoxAll" Type="CheckBox" X="50" Y="65" Width="110"
> Height="17" Property="INSTALL_ALL" CheckBoxValue="1"
> Text="!(loc.AllFeatureText)">
>         <Publish Property="INSTALL_APP" Value="1"
> Order="1">INSTALL_ALL</Publish>
>           <Publish Property="INSTALL_APP" Value="{}" Order="2">NOT
> INSTALL_ALL</Publish>
>           <Publish Property="INSTALL_DB" Value="1"
> Order="3">INSTALL_ALL</Publish>
>           <Publish Property="INSTALL_DB" Value="{}" Order="4">NOT
> INSTALL_ALL</Publish>
>           <Condition Action="disable">(!AppFeature = 3) OR (!DBFeature =
> 3)</Condition>
>         </Control>
>         <Control Id="chkBoxApp" Type="CheckBox" X="71" Y="85" Width="110"
> Height="17" Property="INSTALL_APP" CheckBoxValue="1"
> Text="!(loc.AppFeatureText)">   <Publish Property="INSTALL_ALL" Value="{}"
> Order="1">NOT INSTALL_APP AND NOT INSTALL_DB</Publish>
>           <Publish Property="INSTALL_ALL" Value="1"
> Order="2">INSTALL_APP</Publish>
>           <Condition Action="disable">!AppFeature = 3</Condition>
>           <Condition Action="enable">!AppFeature = 2</Condition>
>         </Control>
>         <Control Id="chkBoxDB" Type="CheckBox" X="71" Y="105" Width="110"
> Height="17" Property="INSTALL_DB" CheckBoxValue="1"
> Text="!(loc.DBFeatureText)">    <Publish Property="INSTALL_ALL" Value="{}"
> Order="1">NOT INSTALL_APP AND NOT INSTALL_DB</Publish>
>           <Publish Property="INSTALL_ALL" Value="1"
> Order="2">INSTALL_DB</Publish>
>          <Condition Action="disable">!DBFeature = 3</Condition>
>         <Condition Action="enable">!DBFeature = 2</Condition>
>         </Control>
>
>         <Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56"
> Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)">
>            <Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="CustLicenseAgmtDlg"
> Order="1">NOT Installed</Publish>
>           <Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="CustMaintenanceTypeDlg"
> Order="2">Installed</Publish>
>         </Control>
>         <Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56"
> Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)">
>           <Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog"
> Value="WaitForCostingDlg">CostingComplete = 1</Publish>
>    <Publish Event="NewDialog" Value="ConnDetailsDlg">NOT
> INSTALLED</Publish>
>           <Publish Event="NewDialog"
> Value="InstallDlg">WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED</Publish>
>              <Condition Action="disable">NOT INSTALL_APP OR NOT INSTALL_DB
> OR (((!AppFeature = 3) AND (!DBFeature = 2) AND NOT INSTALL_DB) AND
> ((!DBFeature = 3) AND (!AppFeature = 2) AND NOT INSTALL_APP)) OR
> ((!AppFeature = 3) AND (!DBFeature = 3))</Condition>
>           <Condition Action="enable">(INSTALL_APP OR INSTALL_DB) AND
> (((!AppFeature = 2) AND INSTALL_APP) OR ((!DBFeature = 2) AND
> INSTALL_DB))</Condition>
>            <Publish Event="AddLocal" Value="ALL">1</Publish>
>           <Publish Event="Remove" Value="AppFeature"><![CDATA[INSTALL_APP
> <> "1"]]></Publish>
>           <Publish Event="Remove" Value="DBFeature"><![CDATA[INSTALL_DB
> <> "1"]]></Publish>
>         </Control>
>       </Dialog>
> </UI>
>   </Fragment>
> </Wix>
>
> AppFeature & DBFeature are the feature IDs. I need to have the ability for
> Silent Install. But even when I pass INSTALL_APP="" and INSTALL_DB="1", it
> is always installing the app feature also. I tried  INSTALL_APP="{}" also,
> but still it installs the app feature. I also tried not passing this
> property at all from the command line, but still no luck. Can anyone please
> help me achieve this?
>
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