Why is this.Context.Parameters["SERVERNAME"]in the custom action sometime have a value

and sometime don't. I have a setup project with an Installer custom action and used the this.Context.Parameters["SERVERNAME"]successfully. But on another similar setup project, the servername parameterreturns null !

I am bewildered! Is there a setting/property in the setup project that needed to be set before I can use the parameter in the custom action? Checked the project that worked but didn't find anywhere that set the servername. Tried setting the CustomActionData property to /Servername = ["SERVERNAME"] and InstallerClass to True does not help.

Any idea?

Thanks

benc

There is no standard built-in property called SERVERNAME, so I wouldn't expect anything like /Servername=[SERVERNAME] to work unless you are getting it from a textbox in the UI, or maybe a Search Target Machine.

There is no standard built-in property called SERVERNAME, so I wouldn't expect anything like /Servername=[SERVERNAME] to work unless you are getting it from a textbox in the UI, or maybe a Search Target Machine.

Thanks Phil

I have taken a work-around instead, ie., using System.Environment instead

Thanks