As far as I know, the Archive bit is typically only used by backup applications to determine if a file has changed since the last time it was backed up. The OS automatically sets the archive bit when files are modified. Backup tools clear it when the file has been backed up.
If you're trying to give any other semantics to the Archive bit, the OS will break them. I believe, but haven't checked, that the Archive bit will therefore be set for any files created or modified by Windows Installer during an installation. -- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lorne Laliberte Sent: 28 November 2006 22:11 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] File attributes - how to set "Archive" bit? Hello list! How do you set the "Arhive" attribute for a file? <File> has ReadOnly, Hidden, and System XML attributes...but Archive is rejected by candle.exe. The MSI file table doesn't offer any suggestions either. Do we need to use a custom action to do this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
