Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-17 Thread XorPtr
t; There's also a ComponentSearch element that may be helpful as well. > > Thanks, > Tom > > -Original Message- > From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:59 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [W

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-16 Thread XorPtr
ents below ... >> >> >> >> >> >> Thomas Svare wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> How does the directory for the binaries and docs get set when the > user >>> chooses a non-default install directory? It sounds like

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-14 Thread Thomas Svare
orPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:59 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories Sorry, I'm not familiar with the term "maintenance mode" and all that it encompasses. I can tell you that the WIX

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-14 Thread XorPtr
; Is WIXUI_INSTALLDIR being set/defined in maintenance mode? > > Thanks, > Tom > > -Original Message- > From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 10:28 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patchi

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-14 Thread Thomas Svare
Hello, Is WIXUI_INSTALLDIR being set/defined in maintenance mode? Thanks, Tom -Original Message- From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 10:28 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-14 Thread XorPtr
; Tom > > -Original Message- > From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 8:07 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories > > > Hey Tom, > > I managed to ge

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-11 Thread Thomas Svare
er 11, 2009 8:07 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories Hey Tom, I managed to get a verbose log of a good and bad uninstall (seemed the easiest place to start.) INSTALLDIR was set properly in both logs. The issue wit

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-11 Thread XorPtr
in > the past. > > Thanks, > Tom > > -Original Message- > From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 3:50 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directorie

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread Thomas Svare
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 3:50 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories Thanks for the tip Tom, I'm looking into at least one discrepency that I saw come up after the Orca/patch transform. I'm n

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread XorPtr
me > property is getting set by the UI that isn't being re-set during > patch/repair/uninstall. > > Thanks, > Tom > > -Original Message- > From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:59 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sou

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread Blair
is getting set by the UI that isn't being re-set during patch/repair/uninstall. Thanks, Tom -Original Message- From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:59 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with al

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread Thomas Svare
during patch/repair/uninstall. Thanks, Tom -Original Message- From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:59 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories I definitely reviewed the table

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread XorPtr
M > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories > > > All of the components are listed as: > > Installed: Local; Request: Local; Action: Local. > > > Blair-2 wrote: >> >> What does

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread Thomas Svare
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:00 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories All of the components are listed as: Installed: Local; Request: Local; Action: Local. Blair-2 wrote: > > What does the log say abo

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread XorPtr
6:27 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories > > > Hey Blair-2, I'd be happy to share a log of the installation but > unfortunately I'm doing this for a company and I'm not allowed to post the >

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread Blair
What does the log say about the component statuses? -Original Message- From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:27 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories Hey Blair-2, I'

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-10 Thread XorPtr
; Could you share a log that shows it not working in that circumstance? > > -Original Message- > From: XorPtr [mailto:reaper4...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 1:55 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching proble

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-09 Thread Blair
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories When you refer to the "currently installed location", are you referring to the location that my product installs to by default or the location selected by the user. If the latter, then the patch should be installi

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-09 Thread XorPtr
When you refer to the "currently installed location", are you referring to the location that my product installs to by default or the location selected by the user. If the latter, then the patch should be installing to that location. Blair-2 wrote: > > Are your patches MSP files performing eit

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-03 Thread XorPtr
My MSP files are performing small hotfix updates to correct a couple of bugs. Thanks for informing me about that restriction. Is there a workaround you can think of because I'm pretty much stumped on this one. Blair-2 wrote: > > Are your patches MSP files performing either small updates or mi

Re: [WiX-users] Patching problems with alternate directories

2009-12-02 Thread Blair
Are your patches MSP files performing either small updates or minor upgrades? If so, the patch application won't let you patch anywhere other than the currently installed location since the keypath of the components can't be changed without a major upgrade. -Original Message- From: XorPtr