How to install a feature dependant on a condition

Question

I'm trying to install a feature if the condition is true.

According to tutorials it should work like this:

<Feature Id='ParentFeature' Id='Default'
         Title='Wix Sample App'
         Description='The complete package of Wix Sample App.'
         Display='expand'
         Level='1'
         ConfigurableDirectory='INSTALLDIR'>

  <Feature Id='ChildFeature' Title='AppConfig Internal' Level='1'>
    <ComponentRef Id='MyApp.exe' />
  </Feature>

  <!-- This is the conditional feature  -->
  <Feature Id='OptionalChildFeature' Title='AppConfig Internal' Level='0'>
    <ComponentRef Id='MyApp.exe.config' />
    <Condition Level='1'><![CDATA[TRUE]]></Condition>
  </Feature>
</Feature>

My example results in NOT getting the optional feature installed, but I expected it to get installed.

The resources I used:

Update:

I tried to make a prototype with which didn't work. finally worked and I could identify the problem in previous steps (a property was not correctly set).

In words, what is the condition you want to use? – Adrian Nasui Dec 16 '14 at 13:01 — Adrian Nasui, Dec 16 '14 at 13:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '14 at 14:16

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You're condition of "TRUE" doesn't make sense. TRUE would be a public property called TRUE. Presumably, nothing set it to have a value so the condition evaluates to false and hence the feature remains at InstallLevel 0 and isn't installed.

answered Dec 16 '14 at 14:16

Christopher Painter

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