The original install is InstallScript based (and was called out as such in the
original email).
The search:
<!-- Is Rainbow 3 server installed? -->
<Property Id='RB3SERVER' Value='N'>
<DirectorySearch Id='RBServerDirectory' Path='c:\Program
Files\Rainbow'>
<FileSearch Id='RBServicesExe' Name='rbfta.exe' />
</DirectorySearch>
</Property>
does find the file rbfta.exe, but the feature never gets installed.
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Sent: 13 August 2008 22:31
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditional install of feature
What about whether the very old InstallShield is an MSI-based install or not?
If it's MSI based you're doing an upgrade in an unsupported manner, one MSI
install with some set of product and component guids directly on top of another.
If you do the install taking a MSI log it will say something about what's being
installed (or not) and whether your search is finding anything.
Phil Wilson
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Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:02 PM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditional install of feature
Ok, all valid points and need to be looked at. But, what about my original
question?
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Sent: 12 August 2008 18:13
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditional install of feature
That sounds a bit odd if I understand correctly. There's already an installed
product and you're installing on top of it, but it's apparently not an upgrade.
Don't you end up with two entries in Add/Remove Programs and the possibility
that uninstalling the older one will remove your files?
Old InstallShield still might be MSI-based, if so you just need the installed
product's UpgradeCode and version to do a major upgrade. If you don't know them
the cached MSI in Windows\installer can be opened with Orca to get the values.
If old InstallShield means non-MSI it's usual to either ask the user to
uninstall it first (you can detect its presence with a registry search) and I
think there have been recent posts here that deal with automatically
uninstalling by locating the uninstallstring in the registry and running it.
Phil Wilson
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Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:14 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditional install of feature
Hi Phil,
Neither. Because the original install was a done in a very old version of
InstallShield, I'm just using <File> elements and letting the Installer Server
just do a straight copy over the existing files. ProductCode and UpgradeCode
are in effect, brand new.
Thanks,
Jeff
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Sent: 11 August 2008 17:43
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Conditional install of feature
What kind of upgrade are we looking at here? A major upgrade with ProductCode
changes and Upgrade table entries? Or is the ProductCode the same as the
original product?
Phil Wilson
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Eldridge
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 6:36 AM
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Conditional install of feature
Hi All,
I have a Wix2 setup that is designed to "upgrade" a product installation to a
known level. The original installation was InstallShield/InstallScript based.
The product is essentially made up of a Client component and a Server
component. The install has a couple of FileSearch-es to set properties:
<!-- Is Rainbow 3 client installed? -->
<Property Id='RB3CLIENT' Value='N'>
<DirectorySearch Id='RBClientDirectory' Path='c:\Program
Files\Rainbow'>
<FileSearch Id='RainbowExe' Name='rainbow.exe' />
</DirectorySearch>
</Property>
<!-- Is Rainbow 3 server installed? -->
<Property Id='RB3SERVER' Value='N'>
<DirectorySearch Id='RBServerDirectory' Path='c:\Program
Files\Rainbow'>
<FileSearch Id='RBServicesExe' Name='rbfta.exe' />
</DirectorySearch>
</Property>
The RB3CLIENT and RB3SERVER properties are then used in Conditions on Features:
<Feature Id="Client" Title="Rainbow Client" Level="0">
<Condition Level="1"><![CDATA[RB3CLIENT <> "N"]]></Condition>
<ComponentRef Id="RainbowClientComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="RainbowSharedComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="RainbowHelpComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="VC80ATLComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="VC80CRTComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="VC80MFCComponent" />
</Feature>
<Feature Id="Server" Title="Rainbow Server" Level="0">
<Condition Level="1"><![CDATA[[RB3SERVER <> "N"]]></Condition>
<ComponentRef Id="RainbowServerComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="RainbowSharedComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="RainbowHelpComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="StoreProviderComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="VC80ATLComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="VC80CRTComponent" />
<ComponentRef Id="VC80MFCComponent" />
</Feature>
My problem is that the Server component is never installed. Client seems to
work ok (it installs and uninstalls fine). There is no UI option for the user
to choose Features; it is worked out soley on the result of FileSearch-es.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jeff
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