component state not working?

[aweber]

I have a "Launch Installed File" custom action I want to run at the end (or towards the end of the) installation/upgrade/maintenance.

If I leave the "Condition" blank, it will always try to run. It fails if the user did not choose to install the Feature that contains that Component. OK.

However, if I set the Condition to:

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?component_name = 3

(using the condition editor and "Validating" the condition), it does not run on install.

Basically, if the underlying exe file exists, I want to run it. What am I not understanding about component-state 3 ("Installed Locally")?

Thanks,
AJ

[Eusebiu]

Hi AJ,

In order to make sure that the custom action will be executed on install/upgrade/maintenance if a component will be install or if it is already installed, you can use a condition as follows:

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($component_name = 3) OR (?component_name = 3)

Let me know if this helped, otherwise give me more details about your scenario.

Best regards,
Eusebiu