HELP with setting variables from C# function

Riccardo_Amico · Postby **Riccardo_Amico** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:47 am

Hi,

i need to set some variable inside IA from a C# function.
i know that with IS and his refernce "InstallShield.interop.msi" i can handle the custom action,

is there something similar?is this possible?

thanks
Riccardo

Postby **FrancescoT** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:47 pm

Dear Riccardo,

this is possible via IA Plugin. Please refer to the "Plug-In Authoring Overview" topic available with the InstallAware documentation.

In addition search for "Dot NET plugins" or "Net Bridge Plugins" in the "Plug-In Development" Forum.

Regards

Riccardo_Amico · Postby **Riccardo_Amico** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:46 am

Hi francesco,

i read all this post "Bridge plug-in runtime error", i tryed to follow all the steps,but it doesn't work.
i am very new , and if you can help me, i will follow all the steps that i need to do.
can you please tell me every single step?or give me a working sample in this way i can study it.

thanks

Riccardo

Postby **FrancescoT** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:15 pm

Dear Riccardo,

with the link below is available a ready to use "Net Plugin sample".
http://www.installaware.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8868

The above sample includes also the VS 2010 Net C# projects with the full source code and it demonstrates with very basic coding, how to handle InstallAware variables during a plugin execution.

Hope this helps you.

Regards

Riccardo_Amico · Postby **Riccardo_Amico** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 3:29 am

hi Francesco,

i tryed to watch your sample but i can't download it, because i can't find the file, and the page showed me the error attached below.

thanks
Riccardo

bokkie · Postby **bokkie** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:36 am

Riccardo,

If Francesco is okay with my suggestion, let him contact you by email and he can give you my email address. If you then contact me, I can send you a working example of a plugin. I can answer any questions you might have.