I would prefer incrementing the file version number. If that's not feasible, you could set REINSTALLMODE to vemus instead of vomus (o = overwrite 'o'lder version, e = overwrite older or 'e'qual version). Version lying can have undesired side effects, like downgrades or unwanted auto-repairs.
-- Stefan Krueger Microsoft Windows Installer MVP Please post your questions in the newsgroup or vist one of these web sites: Windows Installer FAQ http://www.msifaq.com - http://www.msifaq.de InstallSite - Resources for Setup Developers http://www.installsite.org http://www.installsite.de (GERMAN) "Chris Bardon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On to an upgrade question-I have an installer that just installs a single EXE right now, and I'd like to be able to create an upgrade path for it. The trick is, I'd like to be able to have a package that will upgrade within the same file version. If I change only the package code (small upgrade), and set the condition to upgrade minimum version 1.0.0.0 inclusive, the upgrade still seems to run from the command line, but no files are actually changed unless their versions have been modified (e.g. changing the exe's version to 1.0.0.1 from 1.0.0.0). I'd like to be able to leave the exe as version 1.0.0.0, and then publish an installer that will replace the version on the target machine. In Installshield, I was able to do this by setting a property that overrode the file version for upgrade checks-is there a way to do the same in Wix? All I want to do is update components where the version is less than or equal to the version in the package-not just less than. This comes up a lot in our development/QA builds. I'd also rather not mess with the version numbers by incorporating a build number at the end (i.e. 1.0.0.X). All four segments are meaningful to our apps, and you can't seem to add a fifth, so we're sort of stuck. Any suggestions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
