That does seem like a very old bug. I haven't had any issues with the SqlExtension.
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 9:27 PM, dB. <dbl...@dblock.org> wrote: > Check out http://msiext.codeplex.com. It has extensions that might prove > more robust for your database creation needs, data bulk insert and what not. > > dB. @ dblock.org > Moscow|Geneva|Seattle|New York > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bazarewsky, Michael C. [mailto:bazarews...@software-answers.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:46 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. ( > wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net) > Subject: [WiX-users] SqlExtension bug with existing databases > > All, > > http://www.wixwiki.com/index.php?title=SqlExtension states: > > There is a serious bug with how the SqlExtension handles the SqlDatabase > Element when creating a database. If a database with the same name already > exists it will always be dropped. At this time it is not recommended to use > the SqlExtension to create databases. > > Our testing suggests that this bug has been resolved sometime in the three > years since that statement was written. Can someone quickly confirm that > for us? We are using 3.0.5419. > > Thanks, > Michael C. Bazarewsky > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
