Check box control error on wix installer

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i'm new to wix installer...i had an problem in creating check box controllers..this my code and error occured

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<Dialog Id="AdvancedDlg" X="50" Y="50" Width="370" Height="300" Title="[ProductName] Setup" NoMinimize="yes">

              <Control Id="CompilePyc" Type="CheckBox" X="135" Y="71"   CheckBoxValue="1" Width="230" Height="16" Hidden="yes" Text="Compile .py files to byte code after installation" TabSkip="no" />

              <Control Id="Ok" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="273"   Width="56" Height="17" Text="Ok" TabSkip="yes" Default="yes" Cancel="yes">
                    <Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Return">1</Publish>
                </Control>


Error: The Control element must have a value for exactly one of the Property or CheckBoxPropertyRef attributes.

Posted 21-Dec-14 18:14pm

RempoRaaj

Updated 21-Dec-14 19:51pm

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Member 11347466 · Answer 1 · 2015-01-22T21:10:00

Solution 1

Your need to use Property, for example

XML

<Control Id="CompilePyc" Type="CheckBox" X="135" Y="71" Property="CompilePycTrue"  CheckBoxValue="1" Width="230" Height="16" Hidden="yes" Text="Compile .py files to byte code after installation" TabSkip="no" />

Posted 22-Jan-15 21:10pm

Member 11347466