Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-12 Thread Phil Wilson
per > Build & Install Engineer - ESA > Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® > Shawnee Mission, KS 66227 > Office: 913-341-3434 x791011 > jocoo...@jackhenry.com > www.jackhenry.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Makhorin [mailto:m...@gnu.org] > Sent: Thursd

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-12 Thread Christopher Painter
r trying to write an installer using C# and ZIPs stored as embedded resources. Chris From: "Rob Mensching" Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 9:21 AM To: "General discussion about the WiX toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] repair does

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-12 Thread John Cooper
bout the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed I suspect it works for me because the chosen companion binary file has it's AssemblyFileVersion incremented every build. If there isn't a build-to-build difference, the companion file will com

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-12 Thread Rob Mensching
Original Message- From: Andrew Makhorin [mailto:m...@gnu.org] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 6:18 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 14:31 +, John Cooper wrote: > Options that w

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-12 Thread John Cooper
horin [mailto:m...@gnu.org] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 6:18 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 14:31 +, John Cooper wrote: > Options that work: 1) give the text file a versione

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-12 Thread Andrew Makhorin
On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 14:31 +, John Cooper wrote: > Options that work: 1) give the text file a versioned binary > CompanionFile; Tried it--doesn't work in some strange way: if I install the product in 'Program Files' directory (used by default), the installer doesn't overwrite text files mar

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-10 Thread Phil Wilson
-3434 x791011 > jocoo...@jackhenry.com > www.jackhenry.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: Andrew Makhorin [mailto:m...@gnu.org] > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:15 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] repair does not repair fi

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-10 Thread John Cooper
- From: Andrew Makhorin [mailto:m...@gnu.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:15 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed I tried the following options in wix xml: - doesn't work (file versio

[WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-12-10 Thread Andrew Makhorin
I tried the following options in wix xml: - doesn't work (file version lying) - doesn't work http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.n

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-10-28 Thread Christopher Painter
.html From: "Andrew Makhorin" Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 8:41 AM To: "General discussion about the WiX toolset." Subject: Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed On Sun, 2013-10-27 at 05:53 -0700, Christopher

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce Cran
On 10/28/2013 1:35 PM, Andrew Makhorin wrote: > Is there any way to tell the installer to always install original files > provided in .msi on repairing/reinstalling the product? See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759262%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?ppud=4#BKMK_Repair . -- Bruce --

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-10-28 Thread Andrew Makhorin
On Sun, 2013-10-27 at 05:53 -0700, Christopher Painter wrote: > This is normal as the Windows Installer will generally attempt to preserve > user data during installation. See: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599(v=vs.85).aspx and adjacent > pages. > Thank you very much for y

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-10-27 Thread Brian C
://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599(v=vs.85).aspx and adjacent pages. From: "Andrew Makhorin" Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 2:55 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed Hello, I m

Re: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-10-27 Thread Christopher Painter
27, 2013 2:55 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed Hello, I made a .msi installer with wix. It installs some files into a directory created in 'Program Files', and all works fine. However, if I change (with a text edi

[WiX-users] repair does not repair file that was changed

2013-10-27 Thread Andrew Makhorin
Hello, I made a .msi installer with wix. It installs some files into a directory created in 'Program Files', and all works fine. However, if I change (with a text editor) a file that has been installed and then attempt to repair the product, the file is not repaired, i.e. it is not replaced by an