{"id":1247,"date":"2017-12-04T05:47:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T05:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2020-01-09T09:35:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T09:35:50","slug":"newbie-issue-with-custom-input","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/newbie-issue-with-custom-input\/","title":{"rendered":"Newbie issue with custom input"},"content":{"rendered":"

applicationPackaging created the topic: Newbie issue with custom input<\/strong>
\nI am running WiX version 3.0.5419.0.<\/p>\n

I am building an installer for a program that transforms data. The program reads data from an input directory and writes the transformed data to an output directory. I want the user to be able to specify the input and output directory during the installation process and have the installer save the values to the registry.<\/p>\n

I created an msi installer using WiX. It uses a modified version of the WixUI_InstallDir that includes an additional configuration dialog with PathEdit controls to accept the user defined values. When I run my installer I get the following error before my custom configuration dialog opens up:<\/p>\n

DEBUG: Error 2343: Specified path is empty.<\/p>\n

Here is the code I use to handle the user provided input directory (the output directory code is very similar):<\/p>\n

I have a Component for the input directory registry entry that references a UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR property that holds the user defined entry:<\/p>\n


\n
\n
\n <\/Component>
\n <\/DirectoryRef><\/p>\n

In my feature I reference the InputDirectory Component:<\/p>\n


\n
\n <\/Feature><\/p>\n

The UI_CONFIG_INPUT_DIR is defined and set to a default value of C:\\\\:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In my custom version of the WixUI_InstallDir I have the following Publish commands to handle the user input from a ConfigureDlg dialog I created (see
\nbelow):<\/p>\n

1<\/Publish>
\n 1<\/Publish>
\n 1<\/Publish>
\n 1<\/Publish><\/p>\n

The ConfigureDlg includes a PathEdit Control to accept the user input:<\/p>\n


\n
\n
\n


\n
\n
\n
\n 1<\/Publish>
\n <\/Control><\/p>\n


\n
\n
\n <\/Dialog>
\n <\/UI>
\n <\/Fragment>
\n<\/Wix><\/p>\n

Thanks in advance for any help,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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