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

[Aleksey Pogorelskiy]

Thanks for the tip! Looks like this is what I was looking for!

Best regards,
Aleksey Pogorelskiy

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:32 AM Edwin Castro <egcastr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Consider using the remember property pattern.
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>
> http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/the-wix-toolsets-remember-property-pattern/
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> Edwin G. Castro
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> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 11:19 Aleksey Pogorelskiy via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
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>> 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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