[wix-users] How to make an execution order of a Custom Action configurable?

[Charles Henze]

Add the ExecuteSql once before, once after CreateFolder.  Evaluate the condition on each based on which should run.

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Can the order be easily determined by a condition expression? Or does it depend on something that won't be known until you start an installation transaction?

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Subject: [wix-users] How to make an execution order of a Custom Action configurable?

I am in progress with a custom WiX Toolset Extension and would like to know, if it is possible to make a custom action's order configurable?

For example, I have two actions:

   1.

   *CreateFolder* Custom Action:

   <CustomAction Id="CreateFolder" BinaryKey="My.Ext.CA <http://my.ext.ca/>"
   DllEntry="CreateFolder" Execute="deferred">
   2.

   *ExecuteSql* Custom Action:

   <CustomAction Id="ExecuteSql" BinaryKey="My.Ext.CA <http://my.ext.ca/>"
   DllEntry="ExecuteSql" Execute="deferred">

They are placed in the InstallExecuteSequence in the next order:

<InstallExecuteSequence>
            <Custom Action="CreateFolder" After="InstallValidate">
                NOT Installed
            </Custom>

            <Custom Action="ExecuteSql" Before="InstallFinalize">
                NOT Installed
            </Custom></InstallExecuteSequence>

It works fine for executing CreateFolder CA first, and then ExecuteSql.
But, in some cases it is required for WixExtension user to run ExecuteSql first, and CreateFolder comes next.

Can I somehow specify a CA order to be executed within InstallExecuteSequence and make it configurable?

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