If you plan to patch these files separately, I would suggest having 1 file per component. This will automatically make each file a KeyPath of its component and you'll be able to patch naturally.
OffTopic: BTW, it would be great for the subject not to be generic, but reflect the basic idea of the problem. -- Yan -----Original Message----- From: Oleksandr Y. Nechyporenko [mailto:alexnc69...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 19:46 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: [WiX-users] General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Hi All, I have a following question. I have component: <DirectoryRef Id="Directory.Core.Pages.Include"> <Component Id="Component.Include" Guid="99983D32-636A-47FE-BC10-E20C5E7C1968"> <CreateFolder/> <File Id="File.Include.Footer.html" Name="Footer.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\Footer.html"></File> <File Id="File.Include.Header.html" Name="Header.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\Header.html"></File> <File Id="File.Include.InnerPageFooter.html" Name="InnerPageFooter.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\InnerPageFooter.html"></File> <File Id="File.Include.InnerPageHeader.html" Name="InnerPageHeader.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\InnerPageHeader.html"></File> </Component> </DirectoryRef> Now when I try to create patch in next version, I've changed the InnerPageHeader.html file. During patch creation I've received the warning that InnerPageHeader.html is changed but Footer.html which is KeyPath wasn't changed. This file will not be patched on the target system if the REINSTALLMODE does not contain 'A'. The KeyPath file should also be changed and included in your patch. But I don't need to change Footer.html. I've tried to add registry entry for each component and use it as KeyPath: <DirectoryRef Id="Directory.Core.Pages.Include"> <Component Id="Component.Include" Guid="99983D32-636A-47FE-BC10-E20C5E7C1968"> <CreateFolder/> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM" Key="Software\$(var.Manufacturer)\$(var.ProductClass)\Components\99983D3 2-63 6A-47FE-BC10-E20C5E7C1968" Type="string" Value="$(var.ProductVersion)" KeyPath="yes" /> <File Id="File.Include.Footer.html" Name="Footer.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\Footer.html"></File> <File Id="File.Include.Header.html" Name="Header.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\Header.html"></File> <File Id="File.Include.InnerPageFooter.html" Name="InnerPageFooter.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\InnerPageFooter.html"></File> <File Id="File.Include.InnerPageHeader.html" Name="InnerPageHeader.html" Source="$(var.BinDir)Include\InnerPageHeader.html"></File> </Component> </DirectoryRef> Since value of registry entry is $(var.ProductVersion), which I will change on each next build, I've assumed that in this case I will have changed keypath entry on each build and will pass the warning described above. But (I don't know why) in this case I've received the same warning about registry entry: Warning 21 File 'File.Include.InnerPageHeader.html' in Component 'Component.Include' was changed, but the KeyPath file 'reg25467E6DA6AD8545CE0253E2C2F3C454' was not. This file will not be patched on the target system if the REINSTALLMODE does not contain 'A'. The KeyPath file should also be changed and included in your patch. Any suggestions? Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
