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

[Lewis Henderson]

Hi Elena,

Take a look at your sequencing statements.  You added statements there to schedule the CA during the install, check the FireGiant tutorials for the syntax for the uninstall sequences.  It'll be something very similar.   Sorry I can't be more specific, but it's been a while since I dug into this stuff.  Best of luck.
				Lewis

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From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Elena Aralla via wix-users
Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2019 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [wix-users] [EXTERNAL] - Use property to save registry path

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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