PowerShellWixExtension

A Wix Extension for running PowerShell scripts

NuGet Package

All ready to add to an existing Wix project. Grab the latest version from https://www.nuget.org/packages/PowerShellWixExtension/

Getting Started

1. Add a reference to the PowerShellWixExtension.dll in your Wix Setup Project (NuGet package recommended)
2. Add namespace to .wxs file

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:powershell="http://schemas.gardiner.net.au/PowerShellWixExtensionSchema">

4. To execute a .ps1 file that ships with the project

   <powershell:File Id="PSFile1" File="[#TestPs1]" Arguments=""First Argument" 2"/>

5. To execute inline script use

    <powershell:Script Id="Script2">
      <![CDATA[
        # Write-Host "Number 2";

        for ($i = 1; $i -le 100; $i++) 
        {
          Write-Progress -Activity "Activity" -Status "Status $i% complete" -CurrentOperation "Operation $i" -PercentComplete $i
          Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 5 
        }

        ]]>
    </powershell:Script>

Notes

Custom sequences

You can customise when a set of scripts are run by adding your own <Custom /> element inside your <InstallExecuteSequence /> element. eg.

      <InstallExecuteSequence>
        <Custom Action="PowerShellScriptsDeferred" After="RegisterUser">NOT Installed</Custom>
      </InstallExecuteSequence>

The four defined actions are:

1. PowerShellScriptsDeferred
2. PowerShellScriptsElevatedDeferred
3. PowerShellFilesDeferred
4. PowerShellFilesElevatedDeferred

Inline Scripts

• Be aware that if your inline script uses square brackets [ ], you'll need to escape them like [\[] [\]] otherwise they will be interpreted as MSI properties (unless that is what you wanted!)