I would like to set a reg key to the value of a property but substitute any properties in that property. e.g. Set Property REG_VAL="This is the product name [ProductName]" where ProductName is "MyProduct" set the reg value to [REG_VAL] and get the ProductName substituted e.g. the reg value becomes "This is the product name MyProduct" I have tried combinations of {..} and [..] in set property custom actions but the properties inside are not substituted. I would hate to resort to vbscript to perform the substitution. Help! Tony
So you tried creating a CA called REG_VAL and set the text to be: This is the product name [ProductName]. I didn't use quotes - not sure if that makes a difference.
And then when you tried to set a registry value to REG_VAL, it is putting - This is the product name [ProductName] in the value rather than - This is the product name Product1?
If this is what you are trying to do, I just tested this and it seems to work as expected... I've attached my test ism.
Actually this is to support localisation of settings in a merge module so I have simplified it a little here. The original string to be substituted is in a Property in the main installer which can be easily loclised via the string table. I want to substitute the property embedded in the Localisable Property as I set it in the registry value. This setting is actually done inside a merge module but the principal is the same. I have made the change which shows the error in the attached installer.
