Hi, I am using Pyro.exe to make a patch. When I change the Name and Source attributes of a file (KeyPath='yes'), Pyro threw error "Patches cannot change the keypath of a component." This behavior is confirmed by http://blogs.msdn.com/pmarcu/archive/2007/06/28/sample-patch.aspx:
"The first error you got was accurate. You cannot change the keypath file of a component using a patch. This means you cannot delete the file either because the presence of the file is what dictates whether the component is installed. If you want to remove a keypath file, you need to remove the entire component which means you need to remove the entire feature that contains it. Its better just to leave the file there." - Petermarcu<http://blogs.msdn.com/pmarcu> Since the component consists by only that file, I tried to remove this component to see whether Pyro works. Unfortunately, it complains "Removing component is not supported". I think this is also expected according to above quote. So the only ways left are: Solution 1: add a new file while keep the old file. Solution 2: add a new file and remove the old file using a custom action. What are your experience of renaming a file using a pyro patch? Any better way? Thanks Lian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
