Thank you very much for the link. Now it works as expected. :) -- Tom
Christopher Painter wrote: > Read: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371197(VS.85).aspx > > Do be advised that if you aren't following good versioning patterns upstream > and you move the the action in the sequence, you might see other adverse side > effects. > > > 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 > > > --- On Wed, 7/9/08, Thomas Singer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Thomas Singer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Prevent overwriting a modified text file when >> upgrading >> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." >> <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 2:04 PM >> The relevant source code is: >> <InstallExecuteSequence> >> <RemoveExistingProducts >> After="InstallValidate" /> >> </InstallExecuteSequence> >> >> Where should I schedule it instead? >> >> -- >> Tom >> >> >> Wilson, Phil wrote: >>> Where is your RemoveExistingProducts sequenced? A >> major upgrade will not use file update rules if it's >> sequenced early in the install, such as just after >> InstallInitialize. >>> Phil Wilson >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Thomas Singer >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:25 AM >>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML >> toolset. >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Prevent overwriting a >> modified text file when upgrading >>> I want to add: I've read in the mailing list >> archive, that the installer by >>> default should *keep* the file, but for our tests it >> definitely >>> overwrites/uninstalls the file. >>> >>> -- >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> Thomas Singer wrote: >>>> Our installers install also a configuration (text) >> file where - if necessary >>>> - the user can configure some options to run our >> application. Unfortunately, >>>> it will be overwritten without request when >> installing an upgrade (different >>>> Product Id, different Product Version) using >> "msiexec /i <msi-file>". We are >>>> using WiX 3.0.4227.0. >>>> >>>> How we can prevent overwriting this file? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> Tom >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: >> VOTE NOW! >>> Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open >> source project, >>> along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for >> chronic lameness >>> and boredom. Vote Now at >> http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: >> VOTE NOW! >>> Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open >> source project, >>> along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for >> chronic lameness >>> and boredom. Vote Now at >> http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE >> NOW! >> Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open >> source project, >> along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for >> chronic lameness >> and boredom. Vote Now at >> http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
