[wix-users] [EXTERNAL] - Use property to save registry path

[Elena Aralla]

Hi,

how can I check this?

I suppose that this custom action isn’t called when uninstall; 

how do I get the custom action called on uninstall?

Thank you,
Elena.

> Il giorno 9 mag 2019, alle ore 15:45, Lewis Henderson via wix-users <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> ha scritto:
> 
> Hi Elena,
> 
> Just a stupid question, but is your custom action (that sets REG_KEY_PATH) run during the uninstall process as well?
> 
> 				Lewis Henderson
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Elena Aralla via wix-users
> Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2019 5:30 AM
> To: Adnan Shaheen via wix-users <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Cc: Elena Aralla <elena.aralla at gmail.com>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [wix-users] Use property to save registry path
> 
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I’ve some problem with Property!
> 
> 
> I defined a variable in the Product.wxs file in this way:
> 
> <Property Id="REG_KEY_PATH" Value="empty” Secure=“yes” />
> 
> The value of the variable is modified by an immediate custom action (as seen in the setup logs):
> 
> MSI (c) (10! 88) [10: 40: 26: 693]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying REG_KEY_PATH property. Its current value is 'empty'. Its new value: 'SOFTWARE\ManufacturerTest\ProductTest\Default'.
> 
> I've used this variable to write registry key in this way:
> 
> 
>      <Component Id = "_ 89F85C42_0066_4D90_970C_22D7E308554A" Guid = "7925E183-E7F6-4DB6-9822-FC41468F7E05" Transitive = "no" Directory = "TARGETDIR">
>        <RegistryKey Root = "HKLM" Key = "[REG_KEY_PATH]" ForceCreateOnInstall = "no" ForceDeleteOnUninstall = "yes" />
>        <Condition> <! [CDATA [Not Installed]]> </Condition>
>      </ Component>
> 
> When I do the install, it seems all right; the registers are written in the correct way; but when I uninstall, something doesn't work (machine crashes)
> 
> If I look in the uninstall logs, the variable still has the initial ‘empty' value, not the value set in the custom action.
> 
> Property(S): REG_KEY_PATH = empty
> 
> Why uninstall doesn’t read the new value?
> 
> How can I define different registry set depending on user choice in the same Product.wxs file?
> 
> Thanks a lot, 
> Elena.
> 
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