[wix-users] Persisted variable getting reinitialized

[Sean Hall]

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On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 5:18 PM Dima Vasilkov via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Here is the log, thank you so much for the help :)
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 6:05 PM Sean Hall via wix-users <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>
> > It's impossible to guess when there's a custom BA involved. The full log
> > files might show something, otherwise we would need you to provide a
> > self-contained way to reproduce the problem.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 4:44 PM Dima Vasilkov via wix-users <
> > wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting. It seems like the value is also being re-initialized for
> the
> > > bootstrapper. I have a dialog box in the custom bootstrapper that shows
> > if
> > > there is not enough space on the install disk. In this particular case,
> > the
> > > main drive is C:\ and I am installing on D:\. So the installation path
> > > should stay as D:\ after the restart, but it is still installing to
> > > [LocalAppData] which is the default supplied in the Variable element.
> > What
> > > could be the issue here?
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 5:36 PM Sean Hall via wix-users <
> > > wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > You'll always see that initialization message. The value should have
> > been
> > > > persisted if the bundle was automatically started on reboot. When
> > loading
> > > > the persisted variable values, those updates are not currently
> logged (
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/blob/376423b8101f4b59ee865e8a255cfe190fa5a7f1/src/burn/engine/variable.cpp#L995
> > > > ).
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 4:08 PM Dima Vasilkov via wix-users <
> > > > wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a variable, InstallFolder, that I would like to persist
> with a
> > > > > restart partway through the installation. I have a default value
> set
> > > for
> > > > > the variable and it is only changed if the registry key is present.
> > > > >
> > > > > <util:RegistrySearch
> > > > >       Id='IsElectronInstalled'
> > > > >       Variable="elInstalled"
> > > > >       Result="exists"
> > > > >       Root="HKCU"
> > > > >       Key="Software\$(var.Branding)" />
> > > > > <util:RegistrySearch Id="installedLocSearch" Root="HKCU"
> > > > >       Key="SOFTWARE\$(var.Branding)" Result="value"
> > > > >       Win64="yes" Variable="InstallFolder" Value="install_location"
> > > > >       Condition="elInstalled" After="installedVerSearch"/>
> > > > > <Variable Name="InstallFolder" bal:Overridable="yes" Type="string"
> > > > > Value="[LocalAppDataFolder]" Persisted="yes"/>
> > > > >
> > > > > The bootstrapper successfully initializes the variable
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:44:32]i000: Initializing string variable
> > > > > 'InstallFolder' to value '[LocalAppDataFolder]'
> > > > >
> > > > > and the variable that determines whether to run the registry search
> > > > > evaluates to false
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:44:33]i000: Setting numeric variable
> > > > > 'elInstalled' to value 0
> > > > >
> > > > > Then the user changes the value of the variable from the
> bootstrapper
> > > > > [0798:0DF0][2021-03-31T16:45:29]i000: Setting string variable
> > > > > 'InstallFolder' to value 'D:\'
> > > > >
> > > > > After the restart completes the bootstrapper resumes installation
> but
> > > > says
> > > > > [237C:2380][2021-03-31T16:48:37]i000: Initializing string variable
> > > > > 'InstallFolder' to value '[LocalAppDataFolder]'\
> > > > > which overwrites the value that was set before the restart :(
> > > > >
> > > > > Not sure if this is related but there are a bunch of messages
> before
> > > the
> > > > > restart like this
> > > > >
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> > send
> > > > > BURN_ELEVATION_MESSAGE_TYPE_CLEAN_PACKAGE message to per-machine
> > > process.
> > > > > [0798:092C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]i400: Received system request to
> shut
> > > > down
> > > > > the process: critical: Yes, elevated: No, allowed: Yes
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> > write
> > > > > message type to pipe.
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> > write
> > > > > send message to pipe.
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> > send
> > > > > message to per-machine process.
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> end
> > > > > session in per-machine process.
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> > write
> > > > > message type to pipe.
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> > write
> > > > > send message to pipe.
> > > > > [0798:078C][2021-03-31T16:47:10]e000: Error 0x800700e8: Failed to
> > send
> > > > > message to per-machine process.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > How can I get the burn variable to keep the same value despite the
> > > > restart?
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > Dima
> > > > >
> > > > >
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