How pass the property value from CA to wix file

[Vivek]

Hi,

Would like to incorporate the conditional component installation based on a property value set in a custom action. Here's what I've attempted:
If the condition is True, Install the file else skip the installation on the particular file.

Set the session property using the statement: session[$"MyProperty"]="somevalue". This successfully updates the session value. I then utilized 'MyProperty' for a component condition:

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<Component Id="mycomp" Guid="">
  <File Id="fileid" Source="SomeRandomFile" />
  <Condition><![CDATA[MyProperty = "somevalue"]]></Condition>
</Component>

My custom action is defined as follows:

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<Binary Id="BID" SourceFile="path.CA.dll" />
<CustomAction Id="MYCA" BinaryKey="BID" DllEntry="MYCA" Execute="immediate" Return="check" />

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<InstallExecuteSequence>
  <Custom Action="MYCA" Before="InstallFiles">NOT Installed</Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>

However, during the setup installation, the file does not install, and the condition consistently fails.
I'm uncertain about what might be causing the issue. Can someone provide guidance on how to achieve the desired outcome?

[Catalin]

Hello and welcome to Advanced Installer forums,

I'm afraid I'm not sure how this ticket is related to Advanced Installer - please note this forum is for technical support regarding Advanced Installer.

If possible, could you please provide some more details so I can better assist?

Best regards,
Catalin