Property Element

Description

Property value for a Product or Module.

Windows Installer references

Property Table

Parents

Control, Fragment, Module, ODBCDataSource, ODBCDriver, Product, UI, Upgrade

Inner Text (xs:string)

This element may have inner text.

Children

Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)

• Sequence (min: 1, max: 1)
  1. ComplianceDrive (min: 0, max: 1): Starts searches from the CCP_DRIVE.
  2. ComponentSearch (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  3. RegistrySearch (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  4. RegistrySearchRef (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  5. IniFileSearch (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  6. DirectorySearch (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  7. DirectorySearchRef (min: 0, max: unbounded)
  8. ProductSearch (min: 0, max: unbounded)
• Any Element (namespace='##other' processContents='Lax') Extensibility point in the WiX XML Schema. Schema extensions can register additional elements at this point in the schema.

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Required
Id	String	Unique identifier for Property.	Yes
Admin	YesNoType	Denotes that the Property is saved during admininistrative installation. See the AdminProperties Property for more information.
ComplianceCheck	YesNoType	Adds a row to the CCPSearch table. This attribute is only valid when this Property contains a search element.
Hidden	YesNoType	Denotes that the Property is not logged during installation. See the MsiHiddenProperties Property for more information.
Secure	YesNoType	Denotes that the Property can be passed to the server side when doing a managed installation with elevated privileges. See the SecureCustomProperties Property for more information.
SuppressModularization	YesNoType	Use to suppress modularization of this property identifier in merge modules. Using this functionality is strongly discouraged; it should only be necessary as a workaround of last resort in rare scenarios.
Value	String	Sets a default value for the property. The value will be overwritten if the Property is used for a search.
Any Attribute (namespace='##other' processContents='lax') Extensibility point in the WiX XML Schema. Schema extensions can register additional attributes at this point in the schema.

How Tos and Examples

• How To: Check the version number of a file during installation

See Also

Wix Schema, PropertyRef