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[BASnow]

I have a custom action that requires that installation files be deployed before it is run. I have it at the correct place in the installation sequence and have set it to deferred action.

When the custom action is set to deferred I seem to not have access to the Session.Property("Value") object. My custom action needs to be able to reference these properties to know how to access the installed files.

Any help?

[Zweitze]

In a deferred CA, you can only access two properties, called "ProductName" and "CustomActionData". You can set the latter in advance, the property has the same name as you CA. See the article Obtaining Context Information for Deferred Execution Custom Actions in the SDK.

The easy workaround is scheduling the CA after InstallFinalize, and removing the Deferred property.

[BASnow]

Thanks for the reply.

I am setting the CustomActionData property early in my installation sequence and all is working well now.

I have three properties to retrieve, so I am storing them in a comma delemited string and splitting them into an array in the latter CA.

Thanks again.
Barry Snow