With regards to patches, I've encountered some folks / standards that don't
like patch wrappers. So if you don't want a patch wrapper AND you don't want
to force users to install your patch via the command line, here's a trick you
might find useful...
1) Author a property setting custom action:
<CustomAction Id='Patch_SetReinstall' Property='REINSTALL'
Value='ALL'/>
<CustomAction Id='Patch_SetReinstallMode'
Property='REINSTALLMODE' Value='omus'/>
2) Then schedule them in the execute sequence:
<Custom Action='Patch_SetReinstall'
After="LaunchConditions">PATCH and Installed</Custom>
<Custom Action='Patch_SetReinstallMode'
After="Patch_SetReinstall">PATCH and Installed</Custom>
~ Sure, some folks gripe about using the PATCH property because during a
slipstreamed installation the PATCH property will be set; hence the additional
condition on Installed. Either case, I don't think this presents any problems.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:54 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch install: MoveFiles and component action states
Ilya Slobodin wrote:
> Any ideas how to avoid REINSTALL & REINSTALLMODE and install the patch?
>
Minor upgrades, whether in .msi or .msp forms, require those properties.
Generally patches are delivered as wrapper .exes to execute the patches
with the right command-line arguments.
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