This is one of those things where I'd have to build a few MSI files and test it. I could see the Windows Installer going a couple ways. <smile/>
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Curtis Jewell < lists.wix-us...@csjewell.fastmail.us> wrote: > I've got a property that a custom action will expect to exist if a > specific directory is supposed to be deleted upon uninstall. > > I'd like this property (call it UNINSTALL_SITE) to be set under either > of two conditions: a) I'm uninstalling, not upgrading, or b) I'm > upgrading, but the version number is doing a major jump (the first or > second parts of the msi version are changing, say, from 5.10.257 to > 5.12.0, but not 5.10.257 to 5.10.258) > > Would code like what's shown below do the job, or would the property not > get to the old version's msi when doing the uninstall part of the > upgrade? > > <!-- This code is in an msi with version 5.10.257 --> > <Upgrade Id='...-MY-GUID-HERE...'> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.10.257' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > OnlyDetect='yes' > Language='1033' > Property='NEWERVERSIONDETECTED' /> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.0.0' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > Maximum='5.10.257' > IncludeMaximum='no' > Language='1033' > Property='OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED' /> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.0.0' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > Maximum='5.10.0' > IncludeMaximum='no' > Language='1033' > Property='UNINSTALL_SITE' /> > </Upgrade> > > <!-- This code is in the next msi, with version 5.10.258 --> > <Upgrade Id='...-MY-GUID-HERE...'> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.10.258' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > OnlyDetect='yes' > Language='1033' > Property='NEWERVERSIONDETECTED' /> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.0.0' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > Maximum='5.10.258' > IncludeMaximum='no' > Language='1033' > Property='OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED' /> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.0.0' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > Maximum='5.10.0' > IncludeMaximum='no' > Language='1033' > Property='UNINSTALL_SITE' /> > </Upgrade> > > <!-- This code is in an msi a few months in the future, with version > 5.12.0 --> > <Upgrade Id='...-MY-GUID-HERE...'> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.12.0' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > OnlyDetect='yes' > Language='1033' > Property='NEWERVERSIONDETECTED' /> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.0.0' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > Maximum='5.12.0' > IncludeMaximum='no' > Language='1033' > Property='OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED' /> > <UpgradeVersion > Minimum='5.0.0' > IncludeMinimum='yes' > Maximum='5.12.0' > IncludeMaximum='no' > Language='1033' > Property='UNINSTALL_SITE' /> > </Upgrade> > > --Curtis Jewell > -- > Curtis Jewell > swords...@csjewell.fastmail.us > > %DCL-E-MEM-BAD, bad memory > -VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears > > [I use PC-Alpine, which deliberately does not display colors and pictures > in HTML mail] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and > easy > Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
