Thank you! I've learned about most of the properties, but I still have to learn about the many actions available.
Just a reminder for someone else trying to accomplish the same thing: don't forget to add MigrateFeatures="yes" attribute to your <UpgradeVersion ... /> element. Ondrej Zarevucky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Shirtcliffe" <pshirtcli...@sdl.com> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Saving ADDLOCAL to registry for major upgrades Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:23:27 +0100 > Unless Im missing something, you dont need to do any of > that. Just add <MigrateFeatureStates> to your UI and > execute sequences. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ondrej.zarevu...@fine.cz > [mailto:ondrej.zarevu...@fine.cz] Sent: 24 July 2009 > 14:12 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Saving ADDLOCAL to registry for major > upgrades > > Hi, > I'm trying to remember list of all the installed features > so after a major upgrade the user end up with the same > features as selected in the original installation. To > acomplish this I save the ADDLOCAL property to registry > and then read it using RegistrySearch during major > upgrade. > > Sadly, there are some probelsm: > a) When user changes the installation, the new ADDLOCAL > value is not saved. I've "solved" this by forcing the > registry component to reinstall... I'm not sure, if this > is the proper way whough. > > b) Whn user repairs the installation the registry entry is > cleared! I know from the Log file that the ADDLOCAL > property contained the right values, but it is not saved. > I don't have a solution for this. > > My questions are: > 1) How to properly remember the list of installed > features? 2) How can I properly update this list when the > user installs/removes some features in Maintance mode? > 3) How can I preserve the list during installation repair? > > My WiX code: > <!-- Save the list --> > <Component Id="FeatureList" > Guid="2c7cb837-6242-4db3-981e-bcf8ade51b53"> > <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" > Key="Software\Fine\ProductInfo" Name="FeatureList" > Type="string" Value="[ADDLOCAL]" KeyPath="yes" /> > </Component> > <!-- Read the list --> > <Property Id="ADDLOCAL"> > <RegistrySearch Id='FeatureRegSearch' Type='raw' > Root='HKLM' Key='Software\Fine\ProductInfo' > Name='FeatureList' /> > </Property> > <!-- "Core" component with the FeatureList - installed > always --> <Feature Id="Core" Title="Core" Level="1" > Display="hidden" AllowAdvertise="no" Absent="disallow"> > <ComponentRef Id="FeatureList" /> > </Feature> > > <!-- HACK: Reinstall the Core component in Maintaince mode > --> > <CustomAction Id="SetReinstallCore" Property="REINSTALL" > Value="Core" Execute="immediate" /> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="SetReinstallCore" > Before="CostFinalize">Installed AND NOT RESUME AND NOT > Preselected</Custom> </InstallExecuteSequence> > > <InstallUISequence> > <Custom Action="SetReinstallCore" > Before="CostFinalize">Installed AND NOT RESUME AND NOT > Preselected</Custom> </InstallUISequence> > > Thank you > Ondrej Zarevucky > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- ------ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. > If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL > requests and requires that you delete it without acting > upon or copying any of its contents, and we further > request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited > company registered in England and Wales. Registered > number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, > Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------- > _______________________________________________ WiX-users > mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
