Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-18 Thread Wilson, Phil
9-639-1680 -Original Message- From: Sanjay Rao [mailto:s...@noida.interrasystems.com] Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:30 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string Hi, This is not a better solut

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-17 Thread Sanjay Rao
ob- >>> >>> The comment to not use MSI aside, it is pretty hard for me to >>> justify to build engineers, software developers and product managers >>> that yes they can build DLL's as 1.0.0.0 and 1.0.0.1 but that they >>> can't build their M

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-17 Thread Sanjay Rao
> > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rob Mensching > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 10:55:00 AM > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the > version string > > Terrifyi

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-17 Thread Neil Sleightholm
: Mon 17/01/2011 11:37 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string For the reason mentioned, we use the bootstrapper for handling the correct action on the fourth part of the version s

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-17 Thread Albert van Peppen
an Peppen -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@deploymentengineering.com] Verzonden: zondag 16 januari 2011 18:18 Aan: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Onderwerp: Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version str

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-17 Thread Pally Sandher
7 January 2011 02:47 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string I saw you're reply later and was going to get to it later (er, now). Personally, I would chose to have an error that

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-16 Thread Rob Mensching
; versions on the same day. If you have continuous integration system I am > struggling to see an alternative. > > Neil > > -Original Message- > From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] > Sent: 16 January 2011 18:12 > To: General discussion for Windows Instal

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
we use so deal." > > I'd appreciate your detailed thoughts on this. > > Chris > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog Have a hot > tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > > ----

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-16 Thread Rob Mensching
; Chris > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > > ----- Original Message > From: Rob Mensching > To: General discussion for Windows Instal

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string Terrifying. You must be in some really controlled environments for that to work out well. The Windows Installer (for whatever reason) chose to ignore the 4th version. It boggles my mind that

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-16 Thread Christopher Painter
secret or read a really good thread that deserves attention? E-Mail Me - Original Message From: Rob Mensching To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Sent: Sun, January 16, 2011 10:55:00 AM Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of t

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-16 Thread Rob Mensching
Terrifying. You must be in some really controlled environments for that to work out well. The Windows Installer (for whatever reason) chose to ignore the 4th version. It boggles my mind that "management" gets to decide a versioning scheme that won't work. You might as well pick a different instal

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-16 Thread Neil Sleightholm
I have a similar scenario and my workaround is to allow same version upgrades. This means 3.0.1.14900 will upgrade 3.0.1.14500 (but it also means 3.0.1.14500 will upgrade 3.0.1.14900 which might be undesirable). In WiX 3.5 you can do this by setting MajorUpgrade/@AllowSameVersionUpgrades - otherwi

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-15 Thread Dirk Ziegelmeier
Hi, read this thread. Maybe this is what you need: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Setup-upgrade-needs-to-care-for-4th-part-of-version-number-td3250189.html Dirk On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 23:55, Wilson, Phil wrote: > That's a Windows Installer limitation on upgrad

Re: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the version string

2011-01-14 Thread Wilson, Phil
That's a Windows Installer limitation on upgrades. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369786(v=vs.85).aspx "Note Windows Installer uses only the first three fields of the product version ..." Phil Wilson -Original Message- From: Sanjay Rao [mailto:s...@noida.interrasyste