[wix-users] public property going missing - why?

[Alan Sinclair]

thank you Rob
thank you thank you! I must be losing it
Alan

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 3:48 PM Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> Property/@Secure='yes'?
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> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of
> Alan Sinclair via wix-users
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> Subject: [wix-users] public property going missing - why?
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> I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. A public property set by register
> search is not being propagated, so a custom action dependent on it isn't
> running.
>
>         <Property Id="INNOINSTALLED">
>             <RegistrySearch Id="InnoSetupPresent"
>                 Root="HKCU"
> Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Workspot_is1"
>                 Name="UninstallString"
>                 Win64='$(var.V_WIN64)' Type="raw" />
>         </Property>
>
> results in the INNOINSTALLED property being set, and working properly in a
> LaunchCondition added as a test (this LaunchCondition is removed for actual
> install, I just wanted to try if the property worked in it)
>
>         <Condition Message="The InnoSetup-installed product is present.">
>             <![CDATA[INNOINSTALLED]]>
>         </Condition>
>
> but the INNOINSTALLED property is not conditioning the custom action which
> is supposed to run when the property is set:
>
>             <Custom Action="UpgradeBackupFolder"  After="myStopService" >
> INNOINSTALLED </Custom>
>
> The INNOINSTALLED property is not even getting written to the verbose log
> even though the launch condition finds it. I'm at my wit's end .. surely
> this is installer 101 stuff! What am I missing?
>
> thanks
> Alan
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