h it.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > -Original Message-
>> >> >> > From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
>> >> >> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 8:58 PM
>> >> >> > To: General discus
t touch it.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > -Original Message-
>> >> >> > From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
>> >> >> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 8:58 PM
>> >> >> > To: General
14 at 10:25 AM, Hoover, Jacob
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> But if it hasn't been modified then you already know what is in it.
> If
> >> a
> >> >> user manually modifies the file, then a major upgrade should not
rch 10, 2014 5:45 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> As far as I can tell from the docs (
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372079%28v=vs.85%29.aspx), the
> format of the time mig
t; >> user manually modifies the file, then a major upgrade should not remove
>> it.
>> >> If it was modified with XmlFile CA's or the likes, were the original
>> user
>> >> choices persisted in the registry?
>> >>
>> >> -Origi
h XmlFile CA's or the likes, were the original
> user
> >> choices persisted in the registry?
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:12 PM
> >>
jer+l...@echobit.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:12 PM
> > To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
> >
> > Hey Jacob,
> >
> > It's an app.config file that's part of the
chobit.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:12 PM
>> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>>
>> Hey Jacob,
>>
>> It's an app.config file that's part of the installation, so a m
gt; From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:12 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>
> Hey Jacob,
>
> It's an app.config file that's part of the installat
sisted in the registry?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:12 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>
> Hey Jacob,
>
> It'
uldn't touch it.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 8:58 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>
> Hi Harold,
>
> T
-
From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:12 PM
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
Hey Jacob,
It's an app.config file that's part of the installation, so a major upgrade
wi
ay, March 10, 2014 8:58 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>
> Hi Harold,
>
> Then we're back to doing a custom action, though, which means I can do
> anything I want, including calling GetTempFile
Yes..ahh well
-Original Message-
From: Soren Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 6:58 PM
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
Hi Harold,
Then we're back to doing a custom action, t
8:58 PM
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
Hi Harold,
Then we're back to doing a custom action, though, which means I can do anything
I want, including calling GetTempFilePath() directly. :)
Cheers,
Soren
On Mon, Mar 10,
n Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 5:45 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> As far as I can tell from the docs (
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/l
en Dreijer [mailto:dreijer+l...@echobit.net]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 5:45 PM
To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
Hi Rob,
As far as I can tell from the docs (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372079%28v=vs.85%29.aspx),
onday, March 10, 2014 3:38 PM
> To: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
>
> > I don't know how you would go about Randomizing the Names, but as long
> > as the DestinationName contains a name different from t
: General discussion about the WiX toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Generating a unique file name
> I don't know how you would go about Randomizing the Names, but as long
> as the DestinationName contains a name different from the SourceName
> the file name will be different
> I don't know how you would go about Randomizing the Names, but as long
> as the DestinationName contains a name different from the SourceName
> the file name will be different after the copy completes.
Yes, that's pretty much the point of DestinationName. :) What I'm looking
for, however, is a w
I don't know how you would go about Randomizing the Names, but as long
as the DestinationName contains a name different from the SourceName
the file name will be different after the copy completes.
Quote:
SourceName:
If this attribute is not specified (and this element is not nested
under a
Hey Carter,
That's not quite what I'm after (unless I'm misreading the docs). I want
the *destination* file name to be uniquely generated, and as far as I can
tell from the docs, only a unique short name will be generated if one isn't
provided.
Cheers,
SOren
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Ca
I believe the SourceName Attribute is what you're looking for.
http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/xsd/wix/copyfile.html
Carter
Quoting Soren Dreijer :
> Hi there,
>
> I want to make a backup of a file during a major upgrade. The CopyFIle
> element is pretty much what I need, but I'd
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