Hello,

Would it be a better idea would be to run some custom action that  
actually makes a copy of the correct DLL with the desired name?

That file could be removed as an orphaned file on uninstall, I suppose.

Lars



Am 30.03.2009 um 07:41 schrieb <gree...@cox.net>:

> They would either need to have different names (like they do for the  
> Visual Studio C/C++ runtime dlls) or if they have the same name,  
> each version would have to go in a different folder.
>
> Another option would be to install the DLL to the GAC if it is  
> a .NET assembly, or, install it to the Win SxS folder if it is a  
> native (unmanaged) assembly.
>
> Regards,
> agreen
> www.elucidev.com
>
> ---- Lars von Wedel <vonwe...@web.de> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to install different versions of a DLL depending on the
>> version of a further application on the target machine.
>>
>> I tried to define two components that contain files for the same
>> output DLL and conditionally install either component
>> based on a condition to be figured out by the installer.
>>
>> Unfortunately light.exe tells me, that this will break component
>> reference counting.
>>
>> What is the correct way to install different versions of a DLL  
>> figured
>> out at installation time ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Lars
>>
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