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[gszucs]

Hello!

 

I am having trouble with getting information from an XML file stored on the target computer. I use System Search, to get the value from the file. This is working, I can see it in the log file, the value is stored properly.

 

Now the System Search is set to store this value in a property, called CONSTRUCTURL.

 

In my installscript, I would like to use this value, to create a new entry in this config file. 

STRING szEmailConstruct[1024];
NUMBER nvSize, nvGetProp;
nvSize = 1023;
nvGetProp = MsiGetProperty (ISMSI_HANDLE,"CONSTRUCTURL", szEmailConstruct, nvSize);

MsiGetProperty returns 0, but the szEmailConstruct is empty.

 

I am calling this function right before copying the files to the target system (definitely after system search).

 

Any ideas how to get this working? I tried everything I can, but no success.

 

Thanks for your help!

[gszucs]

Some additional information, if I put it after the file transfer, MSIGetProperty will return 6 (ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE). The log file still shows, that the property is correctly changed to the value I need, but i just cannot access it.

[Stefan Krueger]

Is the custom action scheduled as "immediate"? If it's in the InstallExecute sequence: did you check if the property value was reset when the setup switched to the execute sequence, maybe? This could happen if CONSTRUCTURL is not listed in the SecureCustomProperties property.