Glad you got it working! -----Original Message----- From: polan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 2:13 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How Update / Upgrade strategy (small, minor, major) affect file overriding?
Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: > > Make sure your console.exe program has a higher version number than its > predecessor. > > If that doesn't work, can you place your two msi's somewhere where they > can be accessed? > > -----Original Message----- > From: polan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:34 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How Update / Upgrade strategy (small, minor, > major) affect file overriding? > > That was it - I needed to change the file version and now everything works ok. Thx for all the help! Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: > > Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: >> >> Your command line looks wrong: >> msiexec /i ExampleInstaller.msi REINSTALALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus >> should be >> msiexec /i ExampleInstaller.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus >> >> (However, it may be another typo.) >> > > I've corrected the command and tested everything again. > > > Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: >> >> It is expected behavior to get the maintenance dialog during a minor >> upgrade. Once you click "Install", any newer files should be installed >> over the old ones. >> > > I feel like a total idiot, but I still can not get it working. The file > doesn't get installed over old file! > > I have a console application - the only thing it does is writing version > string to the Console window. > I change the application (it writes a new version number to the console), > than change the package guid in the wix file, also the version attribute > in > the product tag. > I run the installation and it finishes without error. Then I run my test > console application and it is the same as before update :( > I can get the files override is to use major upgrade or uninstalling and > installing (minor) again. > It doesn't seem right. > > I've also noticed that if I choose "typical" type of installation then > nothing gets installed either even if it is the first installation (I > think > that might be connected). > The only feature in the "custom" installation dialog is not selected to be > installed by default. > The feature has Level="1". I don't change the default INSTALLLEVEL. > Also if I skip REINSTALL=ALL then i get a dialog with change/repair/remove > - > If I choose repair then the files gets override also. > > http://n2.nabble.com/file/n1306236/Product.wxs Product.wxs > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/How-Update---Upgrade-strategy-%28small%2C-minor%2C-major%29-affect-file-overriding--tp1304357p1312589.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > 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 > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/How-Update---Upgrade-strategy-%28small%2C-minor%2C-major%29-affect-file-overriding--tp1304357p1315684.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net 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 WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
