Excellent. So I should be able to set the condition for my uninstall CA to something like this:
<Custom Action="UninstallCA" Before="RemoveFiles">REMOVE = "ALL" AND NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE</Custom> ...and it will only run when an explicit uninstall (and not a major upgrade) is performed? One more thing, could you explain what REMOVE="ALL" actually means, and does it belong in the above context? I just copied that from an example but couldn't find it explained anywhere except that it will contain a list of the components to remove or the string "ALL". Presumably, this means that the CA will only run if ALL of the components are being removed (which I assume is the case in an explicit uninstall), which makes sense. Is this correct? Ian Elliott (Excell Data Corporation) wrote: > > This should get you started: > http://blogs.technet.com/alexshev/archive/2008/02/15/from-msi-to-wix-part-8-major-upgrade.aspx > > Also, when a major upgrade runs the UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE property is > passed into the version being uninstalled. > > -----Original Message----- > From: chaiguy1337 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:52 AM > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Run CA on uninstall, but not when updating > (RemovePreviousVersions) > > > Back when I wrote my installer using Visual Studio's setup project, there > was > a flag RemovePreviousVersions that would allow future versions of my > program > to update previous versions simply by removing the previous version and > installing the new one overtop of them. > > My first question is how to do this with WiX. > > But more importantly, there was a custom action in my old setup (via > System.Configuration.Install) that added a custom action to the > BeforeUninstall event: > > this.BeforeUninstall += new InstallEventHandler( > InstallHelper_BeforeUninstall ); > > Which removed the data files generated by the application at runtime. > > Anyhow, the point is that this custom action would only occur when the > product was actually manually uninstalled, and I want to make sure my WiX > installer has the same behavior. In other words, I want to call my custom > action only when the user explicitly selects to uninstall the program, not > when it is removed when a new version is installed overtop it (assuming > this > is possible with WiX). > > Can someone help me with this? > > ----- > A. Logan Murray > http://pihole.org/ > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Run-CA-on-uninstall%2C-but-not-when-updating-%28RemovePreviousVersions%29-tp1372539p1372539.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 > > ----- A. Logan Murray http://pihole.org/ -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Run-CA-on-uninstall%2C-but-not-when-updating-%28RemovePreviousVersions%29-tp1372539p1372883.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
