[wix-users] How to pass arguments for window-service into update

[Edwin Castro]

Consider using the remember property pattern.

http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/the-wix-toolsets-remember-property-pattern/

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Edwin G. Castro


On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 11:19 Aleksey Pogorelskiy via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Vladimir, thank you for the answer!
>
> Perhaps, I didn't express myself well. Initialize property through command
> line is fine for me, but may be not very comfortable for users. Make GUI
> for getting these parameters from user is good (and I'll use it if don't
> found better way), but a little strange. Because the service is already
> installed and in theory I have all information I need. So I'd like to find
> a way to determine service start parameters from installed service if it's
> possible.
>
> Best regards,
> Aleksey Pogorelskiy
>
> вт, 21 апр. 2020 г. в 13:41, Vladimir Kolobkov via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>:
>
> > Or you can use major upgrade with your own dialogs, for collecting all
> > necessary data.
> > Best regards,
> > Vladimir Kolobkov
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 13:39, Vladimir Kolobkov <vkolobkov at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Like described in here -
> > > https://sourceforge.net/p/wix/mailman/message/31188366/
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Vladimir Kolobkov
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 13:37, Vladimir Kolobkov <vkolobkov at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Alexey,
> > >>
> > >> You can initialize property through command line and then use it in
> > >> installer, if it makes sense.
> > >>
> > >> Best regards,
> > >> Vladimir Kolobkov
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 13:00, Алексей Погорельский via wix-users <
> > >> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hello,
> > >>> I have installer made by Wix. It installs service via ServiceInstall
> > >>> element (
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/serviceinstall.html
> > >>> ).
> > >>> Service needs some arguments to start (I pass these arguments via
> > >>> properties to ServiceInstall). Also I make updates as described here
> (
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/patching/patch_building.html
> > >>> ).
> > >>> When I install via bootstrapper, it gets arguments for service
> > starting,
> > >>> from user interface and everything works fine. But my update knows
> > >>> nothing
> > >>> about these arguments.
> > >>> What is the best way to pass arguments for service into update?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks.
> > >>>
> > >>> Best regards,
> > >>> Aleksey Pogorelskiy
> > >>>
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