elou
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Issue with variable substitution and multi-instances Instances

Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:40 pm

Hello,
in my project, I am appending a variable to the product name (in product detail)
Product Detail / Name:

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mySoftware [|MY_VARIABLE]
When installing for the first time, everything works.
When installing a new instance, with the Multiple Instances feature (without Generate instances at installation time) the MY_VARIABLE will not be substitute.

Regards, Éric.

Daniel
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Re: Issue with variable substitution and multi-instances Instances

Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:00 pm

Hello Éric,

I've tested the scenario and replicated the error. This seems to be an Advanced Installer issue indeed. A fix will be available in the future and we will notify you when ready. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Until then you should not use pseudo-formatted property references (i.e. [|MY_VARIABLE]) in the "Name" field from "Product Details" page.

All the best,
Daniel
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Daniel
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Re: Issue with variable substitution and multi-instances Instances

Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:45 am

Hello,

This was fixed in version 16.2 of Advanced Installer released on August 1st, 2019.

All the best,
Daniel
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