Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Property Reference
From the SQL Connection dialog box
When you add the SQL Connection dialog box to an installation, the following property is
set by a custom action. This property is provided so that you can use it for the
connection string in Installation Expert > SQL Server Scripts page.
See
Setting SQL Connection Strings
on page 259 and
Adding the SQL Connection Dialog
to an Installation
on page 427.
See also:
Build Properties
on page 512
INI File Properties
on page 516
Properties
on page 395
Property name
Description
<VIRTDIR >_HOMEDIR
Contains the physical home directory of the virtual directory.
<VIRTDIR>_BEGINURL
Contains the beginning portion of the URL of the virtual directory.
<VIRTDIR>_URL
Contains the URL of the virtual directory.
<WEBSITE>_BEGINURL
Contains the beginning portion of the URL of the web site. Example: To create
a shortcut to a specific page in the Web site, use:
[<WEBSITE>_BEGINURL]file_name.html
<WEBSITE>_HOMEDIR
Contains the physical home directory of the web site or virtual directory.
<WEBSITE>_INSTTYPE
Contains the installation type of the web site or virtual directory (NEW, EXIST,
or VIRDIR).
<WEBSITE>_URL
Contains the URL of the web site or virtual directory.
Property name
Description
WISE_SQL_CONN_STR
This property is populated with the connection string that is created when the
end user completes the SQL Connection dialog box.
