How to Pass Command Line Arguments to MSI Installer Custom Actions

Nick Pirocanac

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When writing unattended installs, it's very handy to be able to send command line parameters to your custom actions that run during your application's setup.

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How to Pass Command Line Arguments to MSI Installer Custom Actions

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