PanelSwWixExtension 1.4.1

PanelSwWixExtension is a WiX extension that contains various addition to the build-in WiX toolset:

WiX Elements

• Immediate Actions:
  • SetPropertyFromPipe: Allows setting property from a pipe.
  • SqlSearch: Execute a SQL query and place result in a property.
  • ReadIniValues: Reads .INI file values.
  • XmlSearch: Read XML values.
  • RegularExpression: Execute a Regular Expression to replace or find matches in property values.
  • MsiSqlQuery: Execute a MSI-SQL query on the MSI database.
  • CreateSelfSignCertificate: Create a self-sign certificate that can then be installed by WixIisExtension.
  • AlwaysOverwriteFile: Sets the highest possible version on a file row (65535.65535.65535.65535) to ensure it overwrites existing file
• Deferred Actions:
  • Dism: Enable Windows Feature using DISM API. Features will be installed when the parent component is being installed or repaired.
  • ZipFile: Creates a ZIP archive from selected files.
  • Unzip: Extract a ZIP archive to selected folder.
  • CustomUninstallKey: Overwrite registry values in the product's Uninstall registry key
  • RemoveRegistryValue: Removes registry values. Complements the standard RemoveRegistryValue WiX element that will only remove registry values during installation.
  • ExecOn: Execute a custom command on component action.
  • TaskScheduler: Add a task to Windows Task Scheduler. Task definition XML should be in inner text.
  • DeletePath: Delete folder or file specified by a path.
  • FileRegex: Execute a Regular Expression to perform find & replace operations within files.
  • ShellExecute: Call ShellExecuteEx with parameters.
  • Telemetry: Send telemetry data to a given URL.
  • InstallUtil: Install a .NET assembly service.
  • TopShelf: Install a TopShelf based service.
  • BackupAndRestore: Backup a file before install or upgarde and restore it after.

Custom Actions

• TerminateSuccessfully_Immediate: Terminates the installation with a successful indication. Executed in-script.
• TerminateSuccessfully_Deferred: Terminates the installation with a successful indication. Deferred execution.
• SplitPath: Split a full path supplied in 'FULL_PATH_TO_SPLIT' property and places the parts in properties SPLIT_DRIVE, SPLIT_FOLDER, SPLIT_FILE_NAME, SPLIT_FILE_EXTENSION.
• PathExists: Tests whether the path supplied in 'FULL_PATH_TO_TEST' property exists. Sets 'PATH_EXISTS' property to 1 if it exists or clears it if it doesn't.
• SplitString: Splits a string. Property name specified in 'PROPERTY_TO_SPLIT' and split token specified in 'STRING_SPLIT_TOKEN'. Results are stored in properties following the name supplied in 'PROPERTY_TO_SPLIT'. For example, say PROPERTY_TO_SPLIT="MY_PROP", MY_PROP="1,2,3" and STRING_SPLIT_TOKEN=",". Scheduling SplitString custom action will yield properties MY_PROP_0="1", MY_PROP_1="2" and MY_PROP_2="3".
• TrimString: Trim whitespace characters in property with name specified in 'PROPERTY_TO_TRIM'.