We ended up just (writing) using a deferred CA from http://msiext.codeplex.com with a condition.
<SystemTools:DeleteFile File="..." ... >Uninstalling</SystemTools:DeleteFile> <SystemTools:DeleteFiles Path="..." ... >Uninstalling</SystemTools:DeleteFiles> dB. @ dblock.org Moscow|Geneva|Seattle|New York -----Original Message----- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 5:57 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Deleting a file only when uninstalling - not installs, not upgrades, not repairs or modifies Unless the transient flag is set on a component, conditions for that component are only evaluated upon installation of that component. I think a little illustration here of what happens during installs, upgrades, and removals will help you understand. Initial installation: component with GUID in MSI-1 is selected for installation based on condition WHATEVER-2. Repair: File will not be deleted, but may or may not be rewritten, depending on several factors including the REINSTALLMODE variable and characteristics of the file itself (is it versioned or not, timestamp and/or hash or size mismatches, etc.). Upgrade (with "early" RemoveExistingProducts): Uninstall transaction is run using cached/stripped MSI-1, then Install transaction is run using MSI-2. Thus, the file will be deleted during the removal operation and then possibly written during the installation operation based on condition WHATEVER-2. Upgrade (with "late" RemoveExistingProducts): Install transaction is run using MSI-2, then Uninstall transaction is run using cached/stripped MSI-1. As long as the file is from a component with the exact same GUID in both MSIs the file will not be deleted during the uninstall portion if the condition WHATEVER-2 requests installation, but the file may or may not be overwritten (see Repair above). Removal: File will be deleted, unless the component was marked Permanent. Using the transient flag allows for removals during repairs, but can't prevent removals during uninstall operations. -----Original Message----- From: Viv Coco [mailto:vcotirl...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:09 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] Deleting a file only when uninstalling - not installs, not upgrades, not repairs or modifies Hi all, I asked this question as part of another thread and then just noticed that it was not the right place as that thread was basically about smth else, so I'll ask this in a new thread here. I would like a specific file, that it's NOT installed by the installer, but later created by the user, to be deleted only on uninstalls - not upgrades, not repairs or modifies. What condition should I use? Is (NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE) enough or should I also combine it with REMOVE="ALL"? [code] <Component Id="MyRemoveConfFile" Guid="GUID"> <RemoveFile Id="MyRemoveConf" Name="*myapp.conf" On="uninstall"/> <Condition>NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE</Condition> </Component> [/code] Is this enough (having On="uninstall" and (NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE))? Or the conditioning should be more extensive taking in account that it should happen only on real uninstall (not installs, not upgrades, not repairs or modifies)? TIA, Viv ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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
