On 3/4/2010 11:01 AM, admiristra...@cox.net wrote: > I guess I'm completely missing how to version files then. I don't > find any attributes or child elements of component or file that seem > related. I'm not aware of any consistent file-versioning aspect of > the windows file systems. Also, I expect a need to version non-files, > such as registry entries.
Registry values aren't versioned. They'll always be written if the component they're tied to is installed. Text files use timestamps. PE files with versioninfo resources use that version. See "File Versioning Rules" in the MSI SDK for details. > How can I specify that these components are shared and that reference > counts(?) ought to be maintained Use the same component identity (GUID and keypath) in all MSIs. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
