The "{" character

[Jan Bouma]

I have to place a "{" in a registry value.
-x tcpip{host=srv06;port=1010}

When i a directly put this in a Registry value and run the msi the "{" and the "}" apear in the registry.

But when i use properties like this one:
[Runtimer_DIR][P_DB_ENGPRG] -x [P_DB_CONTYPE]{Host=[P_DB_SERVERHOST];ClientPort=[P_DB_SERVERPORT]} [P_DB_SERVERNAME]

the "{" and the "}" disapear.

do you have a solution ?

[Cosmin]

Hi,

You are encountering this behavior because of the way the formatted fields work in Windows Installer. Basically, the "{" and "}" characters are reserved, therefore you need to escape them. For example, a correct entry would be:

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[Runtimer_DIR][P_DB_ENGPRG] -x [P_DB_CONTYPE][\{]Host=[P_DB_SERVERHOST];ClientPort=[P_DB_SERVERPORT][\}] [P_DB_SERVERNAME]

Regards,
Cosmin

[Jan Bouma]

Again thanks for your quick response and help !