Have you tried configuring the Upgrade table to include the current version number? I think in this case you need to schedule RemoveExistingProducts before the new install.
Rob Colin Bleckner wrote: > Hrm, something like that might worked. Just to make sure I understand > what's going on, it sounds like there isn't a way to do this with out > changing the version number? I'd love to just keep my installer version > at 1.0.0 and allow it to overwrite all other 1.0.0 installations, even > though I'm making changes to the binary it's installing. Yeah, this > might lead to a case where an old binary is installed over a newer one, > but that's not really a problem for us. > > Also, is the installer's version number supposed to have some connection > to the version of the application that's being installed? Feels a > little strange to keep bumping up the version number if the underlying > binary isn't really changing much. > > Colin > > Ken MacDonald wrote: >> I did something kind of like this for a very lightweight install: I >> made every package into a major install, using the ??????? syntax to >> update the appropriate UIDs and using a upgradecode, and generated a >> new version number each time using the year, month, day, and time of >> day as the major/minor/rev number, something like 2008.0502.1645 which >> is always a newer version than the one installed - it seems to just >> install fine over the last one every time. Details a little hazy as >> it's been a while, but sounds like it could work for you. >> HTH, >> Ken >> >> On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Colin Bleckner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> Hey guys, >> >> I'm building an application that's going through lots of small >> revisions >> right now. It's annoying to install, though, because we must first >> uninstall the previous installation, then install the new one. I'm >> trying to figure out how to fix this. The application is internal, >> alpha quality stuff, so I don't want to maintain version numbers and >> stuff, I think I just want an installer that can install over itself. >> >> Is it possible to do this? I don't want to change GUIDs or version >> numbers with every build, I'd just like to have an installer that >> copies >> over the existing files and registry keys. My installation process is >> pretty simple (just copying a couple files and setting a few registry >> settings). I've been reading through this page, but it seems like >> more >> than what I want or need: http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/lesson4.php >> >> I naively tried adding an UpgradeCode to my product then adding an >> Upgrade element that references that GUID, but I'm not sure what to do >> with it. If I run the exact same installer twice in a row it installs >> both times, but if I build a new installer I get the "this product is >> already installed" error message. Any suggestions? >> >> Thanks! >> Colin >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference >> Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save >> $100. >> Use priority code J8TL2D2. >> >> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> <mailto:WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
