Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Just to be clear if DetectCondition is true it means the package is already installed. In your case "ub5Present" has a value of 'C:\Windows\system32\' does that mean it isn't installed? -Original Message- From: Kenneth Porter [mailto:sh...@sewingwitch.com] Sent: 18 August 2013 23:24 To:

Re: [WiX-users] Retrieve the UpgradeCode from a bundle exe?

2013-08-18 Thread dave
Hi, The code I've used for an MSI doesn't work with a Wix bundle. I don't believe it's the same format as MSI so property tables aren't relevant? -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Retrieve-the-UpgradeCode-from-a-bundle-exe-tp7588140p

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Kenneth Porter
--On Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:05 PM + Neil Sleightholm wrote: > Probably worth checking the logs to see that the values you are checking > are. With no package installed: [0688:0740][2013-08-16T09:39:59]: Setting string variable 'ub5Present' to value '' [0688:0740][2013-08-16T09:39:59]:

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
Probably worth checking the logs to see that the values you are checking are. -Original Message- From: Kenneth Porter [mailto:sh...@sewingwitch.com] Sent: 18 August 2013 17:40 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition sy

Re: [WiX-users] My posts in your spam....

2013-08-18 Thread Phil Wilson
As Nicolas said, this one worked because it's from a gmail account, the others were from mvps.org. I've heard from mvps.org mail admins that the issue is probably with sourceforge and the way it sends to mailing list subscribers. When sourceforge sends to each subscriber, it says it's from (in my

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Kenneth Porter
--On Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:45 PM + Neil Sleightholm wrote: > I think you should use DetectCondition='ub5Present' as the value won't be > set unless the component is found. I tried that and now the condition is always true. The installer is run even when it's already installed, and goes

Re: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I think you should use DetectCondition='ub5Present' as the value won't be set unless the component is found. Neil -Original Message- From: Kenneth Porter [mailto:sh...@sewingwitch.com] Sent: 18 August 2013 11:53 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-use

[WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax

2013-08-18 Thread Kenneth Porter
The following bundle installation never runs even when the package is detected absent (ub5present is set to ""). What's wrong with my syntax? It seems that the DetectCondition value always evaluates to true. ... -

Re: [WiX-users] set Features depending other

2013-08-18 Thread Blair Murri
Yes, but it requires explicit setting of some actions, and it also requires determining whether you wish to return an error or pick the winning feature if both were specified in non-UI scenarios. > Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:37:58 +0200 > From: csch...@tbwil.ch > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.