Re: [WiX-users] Exceeding version limits

2010-08-27 Thread Sohail Somani
pe.net] > Sent: 27 August 2010 15:52 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Exceeding version limits > > Hi, > > I'm currently in the middle (or nearing the end, I hope) of porting an > installer from the evil that shall not be named to WiX. >

Re: [WiX-users] Exceeding version limits

2010-08-27 Thread Christopher Painter
Original Message From: Sohail Somani To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 9:51:33 AM Subject: [WiX-users] Exceeding version limits Hi, I'm currently in the middle (or nearing the end, I hope) of porting an installer from the evil that shall not be nam

Re: [WiX-users] Exceeding version limits

2010-08-27 Thread Rob Hamflett
We had the same issue when our major version number went above 255. In this case I made a string with the text "260.1.0" and showed this to user on all the dialogs and in the product name, but internally the MSI is version 2.60.1.0. You may have to get a bit creative with the Upgrade table

Re: [WiX-users] Exceeding version limits

2010-08-27 Thread Peter Shirtcliffe
difficulties with Upgrades which require versions to be comparable. -Original Message- From: Sohail Somani [mailto:soh...@taggedtype.net] Sent: 27 August 2010 15:52 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Exceeding version limits Hi, I'm currently in the middl

[WiX-users] Exceeding version limits

2010-08-27 Thread Sohail Somani
Hi, I'm currently in the middle (or nearing the end, I hope) of porting an installer from the evil that shall not be named to WiX. Mostly, it's been pretty easy. However, one thing which is sticking out is the version number. The products being ported use the current year as the major version