What we can do with the Ini file
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These are the options we have when we add/delete value:
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Create a new entry or update it if entry already exist.
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Create a new entry if it does not exist.
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Remove entry.
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Create a new entry or append a tag if entry already exist.
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Remove a tag from the entry. If entry becomes empty, it will be removed.
Also, keep in mind that if you delete a last entry in the .ini file, file will be deleted.
How it translates to WiX?
To create/delete entries:
| IniFile/Action | RemoveIniFile/ Action |
<IniFile> attribute | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| msidbIniFileActionAddLine (0) | Action="addLine" | Create or update an .ini entry. | |
| msidbIniFileActionCreateLine (1) | Action="createLine" | Create an .ini entry if entry does not exist. | |
| msidbIniFileActionAddTag (3) | Action="addTag" | Creates a new entry or appends value to existing entry. | |
| msidbIniFileActionRemoveLine (2) | Action="removeLine" | Removes an entry. | |
| msidbIniFileActionRemoveTag (4) | Action="removeTag" | Removes a tag from an entry. If entry's value becomes empty, entry is removed. |
Examples
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Create a new entry if it does not exist:
<IniFileId="Ini1"
Action="createLine"
Directory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Section="Test"
Name="Minimal.ini"
Key="TestKey"
Value="TestValue" />
Creates this:
[Test]
TestKey=TestValue
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Add a tag to already existing entry:
<IniFileId="Ini1"
Action="addTag"
Directory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Section="Test"
Name="Minimal.ini"
Key="TestKey"
Value="TestValue2" />
Creates this:
[Test]
TestKey=TestValue,TestValue2
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Remove a tag:
<IniFileId="Ini1"
Action="removeTag"
Directory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Section="Test"
Name="Minimal.ini"
Key="TestKey"
Value="TestValue" />
Creates this:
[Test]
TestKey=TestValue2
Here is the sample which installs ini file both in the installation folder and Windows folder. Code for this sample is attached.
<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wixxmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2003/01/wi">
<?include..\..\Common\CommonDefinitions.wxi?>
<?includeDefinitions.wxi?>
<ProductId="$(var.ProductCode)"
Name="$(var.ProductName)"
Language="$(var.Language)"
Version="$(var.CurrentVersion)"
Manufacturer="$(var.Manufacturer)"
UpgradeCode="$(var.UpgradeCode)" >
<PackageId="$(var.PackageCode)"
Description="$(var.PackageDescription)"
Comments="$(var.PackageComments)"
InstallerVersion="200"
Compressed="yes"
Languages="$(var.Languages)" />
<?include..\..\Common\ARP.wxi?>
<MediaId="1"Cabinet="Product.cab"EmbedCab="yes" />
<?include..\..\Common\UpgradeSupport.wxi?>
<DirectoryId="TARGETDIR"Name="SourceDir">
<DirectoryId="ProgramFilesFolder">
<DirectoryId="INSTALLLOCATION"
Name="Minimal"
LongName="MinimalInstallation">
<ComponentId="TestIni"
Guid="{DC752365-A598-4B76-AC60-C99BF34D539F}">
<CreateFolder />
<IniFileId="Ini1"
Action="createLine"
Directory="INSTALLLOCATION"
Section="Test"
Name="Minimal.ini"
Key="TestKey"
Value="TestValue" />
<IniFileId="Ini2"
Action="createLine"
Directory="WindowsFolder"
Section="Test"
Name="Minimal.ini"
Key="TestKey"
Value="WindowsFolder TestValue" />
</Component>
</Directory>
</Directory>
</Directory>
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<FeatureId="MainFeature"
Title="TestApp application"
Level="1">
<ComponentRefId="TestIni" />
</Feature>
</Product>
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//z 2012-08-21 17:35:55 IS2120@CSDN.T2347462763[T12,L1149,R8,V93]