Setting the registry value based on the dialog in the visual studio setup project

Question

I have a visual studio setup project with a custom RadioButtons dialog box.

How do I get it to write the value of ButtonProperty to the registry after it is selected in the user interface?

Answer 1

If you are using the .Net Installer class, follow these steps:

• Connect the data to your custom action using CustomActionData, for example: If your property is called MYPROP: /MyVar=[MYPROP]

• Now you can access the data from your installer class:

  protected override void OnAfterInstall(IDictionary savedState) {
  
          string myVar = Context.Parameters["MyVar"];
          RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine;
          using (key = key.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\MyCompany\MyApp")) {
              key.SetValue("MyVar", myvar);
              key.Close();
          }
  }