It appears my attachment has been stripped. I've uploaded it here: https://www.snsys.com/res/store/log.zip
Thanks for any help, Rob Rob Hamflett wrote: > I've got an issue where the installer gives an error when I refer to an > ID for a file that wasn't installed, even though it actually is. > > I have a file called dbsview.exe, and the file ID is the same. I'm > trying to launch it at the end with a Custom Action using the file ID. > When I do this I get a 2753 error reporting that this file was not > marked for installation. I've created a full log of the installation > and attached it. I've added a second extension because some mailing > lists have issues with zip files. The error appears at line 14839. > However, the file is actually installed. The version number of the file > on disk changes as expected, and you can see that Windows Installer > reports that the file will be installed on line 13772. > > I'm trying to allow 4th digit upgrades, so I have scheduled > RemoveExistingProducts to before CostInitialize. I realise that this > has issues with rollback, and that although 3rd digit downgrades are > still caught by the Upgrade table, 4th digit downgrades aren't. This is > actually the case that is failing. I'm downgrading from 2.0.47.4 to > 2.0.47.3. Everything goes exactly as it should, except for when I try > to use the file ID in a Custom Action. > > A while back I became aware of an issue in Windows Installer where the > path for a file wouldn't be available via it's ID if the file wasn't > actually to be installed. This was discovered in a similar Custom > Action that was used to launch an executable that hadn't changed and so > was not marked for installation. The work around was to use a property > and set it to a directory with the file name hard-coded onto the end. I > guess I can do the same here, but I'd like to understand whats going wrong. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Rob > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
