Certainly there are better places for configuration data. The advantage to command-line options is that you can edit them without starting the application, so to keep that benefit, I'd have to provide a separate configuration tool. I'm not opposed to doing that later this week, but having shortcuts that live through an upgrade will make my customer happy tonight.
It seemed that setting NeverOverwrite on the Component element was simpler. I just can't figure out why my shortcut would be overwritten during an upgrade anyway. The guid hasn't changed. The keypath hasn't changed. Does anybody know why this doesn't do what I expected? Jeff Paulsen > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Mensching > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut > > Beyond what Richard suggests below, you'll have to write a block of > custom code to do the migration of user data. Possible but mostly > annoying. <smile/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:wix-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 10:02 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut > > I think my question would be why the user is forced into a (somewhat > unfriendly) specification of command line parameters as opposed to a > friendlier scenario using (for example) a configuration file, or a > configuration interface that stores things somewhere appropriate. > > You may want to take a closer look at the design here. What is the > user > specifying via the shortcut which can apparently not be handled > through > a better mechanism? > > Just my $.02. > > Regards, > Richard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff > Paulsen > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:39 PM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] preventing the overwrite of Shortcut > > I have a Wix installer that includes something like this: > > <Component Id="MyShortcuts" NeverOverwrite="yes" > Guid="{someguid}"> > <RegistryKey Action="create" Id="MyShortCutsRegKey" > Key="Software\TheCompany\TheProduct 1.0\My" Root="HKCU"> > <RegistryValue Id="MyShortcutsKeyVal" KeyPath="yes" > Name="MyShortcuts" Type="string" Value="present" /> > </RegistryKey> > <Shortcut Id="MyStartMenu" Directory=" TheProduct > MenuDirectory" > Name="TheProduct 1.0" Icon="TheProduct.exe" IconIndex="0" > WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION" Advertise="no" > Target="[#TheProduct.exe]" > /> > <Shortcut Id="MyDesktop" Directory="DesktopFolder" > Name="TheProduct > 1.0" Icon="TheProduct.exe" IconIndex="0" > WorkingDirectory="INSTALLLOCATION" > Advertise="no" Target="[#TheProduct.exe]" /> > </Component> > > After installation, my users frequently add command-line flags to the > shortcut. When they upgrade to a new version, their shortcuts are > overwritten, losing the command-line flags. I added the > NeverOverwrite > attribute to the Component, but it didn't have any effect. > > All my upgrades are done with Product Id="*", so they're all "major" > upgrades. > > Am I doing something wrong with my Wix? Failing that, is there any > reasonable way to preserve the command-line parameters my users have > added > to the shortcut? > > Thanks, > Jeff Paulsen > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > - > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. 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