Wise installer 7 Dynamic Content Edit

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Hi I am new to Wise Package studio 7 SP3> I am trying to create a customise screen which asks to enter DBServerName and DBName, I then need to update a Web.Config.XML file during the installation and change <Connection string> to add DBServerName and DBName in the following manner Ã¢Â€Âœ<Add Server=[DBServerName]; DB=[DBName]; Authentication=YesÃ¢Â€Â>
I have tried Dynamic Contents update and followed the following steps But i am not sure where I am going wrong because the file does not get updated and only put property description text rather than value. Please can someone help and guide me on how to develop this.

Add file Web.Config.XML to Files structure in the Installer Editor
Select the XML file from the following right screen and select Details
Select Dynamic Content Tab and select the line I like to Edit and Click Edit button
Create new property and then give the name Ã¢Â€ÂœDBServerNameÃ¢Â€Â and Click Insert into Dynamic Value, which added [DBServerName] against Server tag. IÃ¢Â€Â™ve created Ã¢Â€ÂœDBNameÃ¢Â€Â same way and inserted the value against the Database tag [DBName].
Clicked New Property and added Name. Left value empty because I want user to populate it during installation when fill in edit box[A]
I added new Dialog window and removed existing objects and added two Test Edit boxes
1. Edit Text Box [A] is added and IÃ¢Â€Â™v select [DBServerName] for the property
2. Edit Text Box [B] is added and IÃ¢Â€Â™ve select [DBName] for the property
Compiled successfully

But when I run the Installer (MSI) the screen is displayed and IÃ¢Â€Â™ve entered the TestServer and TestDB But once the installation is completed the Web.Config.XML shows
Ã¢Â€Âœ<Add Server=[DBServerName]; DB=[DBName]; Authentication=YesÃ¢Â€Â>
INSTEAD of
Ã¢Â€Âœ<Add Server=TestServer; DB=TestDB; Authentication=YesÃ¢Â€Â>
I am not sure where I am going wrong. I am not expert with Wise package and creating MSI but I am helping my company to provide simple MSI which does simple updates and allow user to change config during the installation. Many Thanks in Advance.

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Hello,
 
 You are using mixed upper and lower case for your property names, implying Private Properties, but I think for Dynamic Content Edit, you need to be using PUBLIC properties.
 
 Try replacing DBServerName with DBSERVERNAME and replace DBName with DBNAME when you are prompted to create new properties after clicking the edit button.
 
 Regards,
 
 Spartacus

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Many Thanks Spartacus:
 
 I did manage to find the article on Google which covers the issue and you are right that for dynamic Contents need to have Upper case name.
 
 http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/dynamic-content-config-files-not-updating
 
 Thanks Spartacus

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We truly do learn something every day. I wasn't aware of that. Thanks, Sparts.

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Now I have further problem, I get following line in the xml
 "    "
 
 It worked once and then it stopped working. I am creating a MSI by compiling. One thing I didin't understand was that once I created a Property DBSERVER or DBNAME..... I then created a customised dialogue but during creating dialogue it ask me to add properties that end user will configure so I added the properties DBSERVER and  DBNAME with description but my Properties name changed to DBSERVER_DESC or DBNAME_DESC. so in my dynamic content edit I then changed the property to [DBSERVER_DESC] and [DBNAME_DESC] since then its stopped working. I couldn't see properties DBNAME or DBSERVER that I created 1st time.
 
 Please help I need to release it tomorrow morning

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You don't need 4 properties. Delete the _DESC ones and change those behind the user controls to be those you originally created.If they've been deleted, you can cheat by renaming the _DESC ones via editing the property table directly.
 
 TBH, I've never trusted Wise's dynamic content. Witness the mess it can make of INI files and they're not what you'd call complex, are they?! For XML stuff, I use a VBScript with a home-grown XML class section for adding elements, nodes and attributes.

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VBScab: I need lessons from you to create VBScript to update XML elements. :)
 
 Problem is I am not Package/Installer developer but I was asked to take care of this. Please don't ask why :)
 
 Any script help or guide with steps or tutorial would Help. Please
 
 Thanks for your help

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VBScab: Thanks for your help, it worked. I've removed the _DESC and also had to remove "_". Only used Upper Case name "SERVERNAME" and "DBNAME". Now my next challenge is to update XML based on check box option. User need to Select a check box select "TRUE or FALSE" need to be added to XML. how this is possible or what Action do I need to use.
 
 Many thanks.

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I posted some code comprising an XML class a while back. A search for posts by me containing 'XML' ought to pick it out for you.

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