Properties for the Custom Actions Editor

The following properties are available when working in the Custom Actions Editor. The actual properties available at any given time are dependent on the deployment project type and the current selection in the editor.

List of Properties

Property

Description

Arguments

Specifies command-line arguments for the selected custom action. For more information, see Arguments Property (Custom Actions).

Condition

Specifies a Windows Installer condition that must be satisfied (evaluate to true) in order for the selected custom action to be run at installation time. For more information, see Launch Condition Management in Deployment.

CustomActionData

Specifies custom data to be passed to an installer. For more information, see CustomActionData Property.

EntryPoint

Specifies an entry point within a .dll custom action. For more information, see EntryPoint Property.

InstallerClass

Specifies whether a custom action is a .NET Framework Installer class. For more information, see InstallerClass Property.

Name

Specifies the name used in the Custom Actions Editor to identify a selected custom action. Defaults to the file name.

SourcePath

Indicates the path to the custom action source file on the development computer. Read-only.

See Also

Reference

Deployment Properties

Other Resources

Deployment Editors