PanelSwWixExtension 2.42.0.73

PanelSwWixExtension from the creator of JetBA is the most comprehensive open source WiX extension. I would like to thank JetBrains for their support of this project

PanelSwWixExtension WiX Elements

• Immediate Actions:
  • Md5Hash: Computes MD5 hash.
  • WmiSearch: Execute a WMI query.
  • PathSearch: Search for a file on PATH environment variable folder list.
  • VersionCompare: Compare two versions, set result to property as -1, 0, or 1
  • ForceVersion: Force a specified version for a file. Version overwrite is done on runtime in the MSI database.
  • AccountSidSearch: Lookup an account's SID by account name.
  • JsonJpathSearch: Read JSON values
  • DiskSpace: Calculate available disk space for a target directory
  • CertificateHashSearch: Find a certificate hash in local system MY store.
  • Evaluate: Evaluate mathematical expressions and store result in property.
  • 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 and in file contents.
  • MsiSqlQuery: Execute a MSI-SQL query on the MSI database.
  • CreateSelfSignCertificate: Create a self-sign certificate that can then be installed by WixIisExtension.
  • ToLowerCase: Convert property value to lowercase.
  • CustomPatchRef Support referencing custom table rows in a patch
• Deferred Actions:
  • RestartLocalResources: Register processes with the Restart Manager if they reside in the specified folder
  • XslTransform: Apply a XSL transform on an installed XML file
  • WebsiteConfig: currently, can only stop a website
  • JsonJPath: Set values in JSON-formatted file.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • SqlScript: Execute SQL scripts, optionally with text replacements.
  • SplitFile: Splits a file to parts during build, and reconstruct it during install. Used to workaround MSI limitation of 2GB file size.
• Bundle Actions:
  • ExePackage/UninstallCommand: Execute a custom command to uninstall an ExePackage. Used for packages which the uninstall is launched via a different executable than the install.

Preprocessor

• $(psw.VarNullOrEmpty(VAR_NAME)): Return 1 if the variable is not defined, or if it defined as empty. Return 0 otherwise
• $(psw.AutoGuid(x,y,z,...)): Return a pseudo-random UUID per arguments
• $(psw.FileExists(path)): Return 1 if the file exists, 0 otherwise
• $(psw.DirExists(path)): Return 1 if the folder exists, 0 otherwise
• $(psw.DirEmpty(path)): Return 1 if the folder doesn't exist or if it has no files (including in subfolders). Return 0 otherwise

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'.