[wix-users] Set property from custom action?

[Alon Dean]

CA name is SetLocalAppData_Property
trying to change the path of APPLICATIONFOLDER

Here's the log file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1viclPTrTENaJxMoDlwPcGBq865FL7KCQ/view?usp=sharing

On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 3:11 PM Nir Bar <nir.bar at panel-sw.com> wrote:

> Can you share the log file?
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> ---- On Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:03:01 +0200 *Alon Dean <alondean at gmail.com
> <alondean at gmail.com>>* wrote ----
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> Hi,
> So I still didn't figure this out...
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> I did what I described, created an immediate CA which sets the value of a
> property I defined, to the console session's local app data path.
> But at the log (running the msi with L*V), it seems this custom action is
> executed only at the second sequence, and the installer still 'thinks' the
> property's value is the default one I configured at the WXS file, and the
> value I set using the CA doesn't affect anything.
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> I was then advised to create a CA which modifies the DB by inserting
> temporary records to the DB, but from what I understand, this is
> useful mainly to create features, while what I need is to modify the
> value of a property in order to change the install dir path while running.
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> I can supply a more elaborated explanation with code samples if needed,
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> Anyone got a suggestion for me?
> I'm really stuck here..
> Thanks!
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> On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 12:46 PM Nir Bar via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
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> You got it right, that's the way to do it.
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> Make sure to schedule the custom action in both UI and Execute sequences
> and run on first sequence only
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> The property should be in all capital characters
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