How to set variables using existing xml file in installShield 2010

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I build an installer with Basic MSI Project in InstallShield 2010.

My setup has custom dialogs with inputs like textBoxes. Each TextBox has associated a variable with a default value. The package kit contain also an .xml file wich is generated by installer and has in it the values setted in wizard in a specific path. That works very well.

The problem is I have a lot of this textBoxes and a lot of steps. I want to add the possibility for a user to browse an .xml file in one of the wizard's steps and then skip all the steps to insert data in textboxes.

I guess that inside my installer's project I have to set the default values for each variables with a value or with a path (I know exactly where the value I need is in xml) in condition that the user points to an xml.

I will ignore for now if the browsed xml has not the same template I need, let's say that I will find the paths.

The question is how I set the variables in my project in case that xml file is browsed?

Thanks for your time.

Posted 9-Nov-11 23:35pm

nicoleta.cristian

Updated 11-Nov-11 4:38am

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nicoleta.cristian · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-15T01:51:00

After some days I read about that, I write next things:

my xml:

<settings>
    <sitenames>
        <setting property="prop1">value1</setting>
        <setting property="prop2">value2</setting>
    </sitenames>
</settings>

my .vbs:

Dim xmlPath  
    Dim xmlDoc
    xmlPath = Session.Property("IS_BROWSE_FILEBROWSED")
	set xmlDoc = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")

	xmlDoc.async = "false"
	xmlDoc.load(xmlPath)    
	
	for each x in xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("Setting")           
		Session.Property(x.getAttribute("property")) = x.text
    next

and it works very well :D