Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action For Backing Up Files

2007-10-07 Thread Bob Arnson
Darrell wrote: > From what I can tell from searching the archives there is nothing built > into WiX that can backup the existing installation into a subdirectory. > True, there's nothing built in. > From what I can tell I can use a custom action for this? Is that > correct? Would I bin

Re: [WiX-users] Custom Action For Backing Up Files

2007-10-05 Thread Sebastian Brand
You can use the CopyFile element to copy files that are already on the target system. Altough for this you must use correct upgrade paths, i.e. not uninstall the old version during installation. Best regards, Sebastian Brand Instyler Software - http://www.instyler.com On Oct 5, 2007, at 3: