# How to read a Property with "Advanced Installer Edit" action?
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [June 29, 2010, 10:30am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517 "2010-06-29T10:30:05Z")
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### Author:  [@glmdev](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/glmdev)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2010, 10:30am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517/1 "2010-06-29T10:30:05Z")
Hello Everybody,
I am using the Advanced Installer and I want to read the Version information used in the setup project.
I try to use the Final Builder action "Advanced Installer Edit" with the command "/GetProperty" and the command argument "Product Version".
If I run this action, a DOS Window opens and I can see the Version Number. But how can I store this Value into a Final Builder variable? Neither the Output Monitor nor the action Log output shows me this information. I only see it on the Screen!
As workaround I use the Final Builder action "Execute Program" with following settings:
Program file : C:\Programme\Caphyon\Advanced Installer 7.7\bin\x86\AdvancedInstaller.com
Parameters : /edit "%AIP\_File%" /GetProperty ProductVersion
In this action I can use the Output Monitor to read the Version Info without any problems!
My problem with this workaround is, that I have to change the program path every time the Advanced Installer is updated. So I have to change the option settings of FinalBuilder and(!) every Project wich use this action.
Is there a posiibility to use the Advanced Installer Path from then Final Builder Option settings as variable in the program file parameter of the "execute program" action ?
Kind regards,
Christof Konstantinopoulos,
Developer of GLM Lasermeßtechnik GmbH, Germany
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### Author:  [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2010, 11:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517/2 "2010-06-29T11:24:20Z")
Hi Christof,
You can use the following script in the BeforeAction event to get the Advanced Installer’s executable location:
[code]var optionsObj = GetOptionsObject(“Advanced Installer”);Action.ProgramName = optionsObj.Properties[“AdvancedInstallerLocation”] ;[/code]
Regards,
Paul.
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### Author:  [@glmdev](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/glmdev)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517/3 "2010-06-30T10:19:25Z")
Hello Paul,
thank you for this small java script. It works and my problem is solved!
Nevertheless I think the "Advanced Installer Edit" action has a bug. Normally I would expect, that I can solve this issue without a special script, because I can see the version number as mentioned in my first question! But the Output Monitor didn't work.
So, I am very happy about this workaround.
Best regards,
Christof
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### Author:  [@glmdev](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/glmdev)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517/4 "2010-11-30T03:22:47Z")
Hello everybody,
I have now updated from Final Builder 6 to Version 7 and now I have a big problem.
As I wrote in June I have to read the ProductVersion Property from a Advanced Installer project file. But after the FinalBuilder update, my workaround I found in June is not working anymore. So I have to ask for help again. P.S.: After receiving this information I increase the Version and write it back with the "Advanced Installer Edit" "/SetVersion" command. Writing this Information is not a problem.
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### Author:  [@stephen.ryan](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stephen.ryan)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517/5 "2010-12-01T05:06:24Z")
Hi Christof
I have fixed the Advanced Installer Edit action so that FinalBuilder is able to capture the output from the command (I also made a change to prevent the console window being displayed), not sure why this wasn’t done before. The fix for this is in the following build:
[https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/aex6/FB700\_889.exe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/aex6/FB700_889.exe)
Could you please try using this action now rather than the Execute Program action.
Regards,
Steve
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### Author:  [@glmdev](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/glmdev)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-read-a-property-with-advanced-installer-edit-action/1517/6 "2010-12-06T12:06:15Z")
Hello Stephen,
sorry for the delay, but I was on a business trip for the last 5 days.
Your fix was succesfully! I can read the product version with the “Advanced Installer Edit” command now.
Many thanks for this fast support!
Kind regards,
Christof