Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade

2015-06-12 Thread Rob Mensching
pport for the WiX toolset | http://www.firegiant.com/ -Original Message- From: keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca [mailto:keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca] Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 10:32 AM To: keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as

Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade

2015-06-12 Thread Hoover, Jacob
phone | Téléphone 613-854-5589 Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-951-4674 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: June-12-15 11:57 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Removin

Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade

2015-06-12 Thread Keith.Douglas
léphone 613-854-5589 Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-951-4674 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: June-12-15 11:57 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as

Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade

2015-06-12 Thread Rob Mensching
[mailto:keith.doug...@statcan.gc.ca] Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 9:03 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade Oh, you have to generate a new component ID? Is that the trick? I had forgotten that. Hm, that's going to be interesting for our fron

Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade

2015-06-12 Thread Keith.Douglas
nment of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada -Original Message- From: Hoover, Jacob [mailto:jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com] Sent: June-12-15 11:57 AM To: General discussion about the WiX toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade If the app is modifying the files, the Remov

Re: [WiX-users] Removing files as part of upgrade

2015-06-12 Thread Hoover, Jacob
If the app is modifying the files, the RemoveFIle should be in the MSI for the version that installed the file. The real question is why is your app modifying the installed files. Could it not be changed to use the default file if an override didn't exist? Then have the app copy the installed