thanks to clarify it, i use major upgrade to enable two versions to be installed at same time (for testing purposes). as i understand so far, i need to generate (or autogenerate with WiX) new guid for every component on major upgrade if i will not do that, component guid will not be unique when two major versions will be installed and this is an error. do i understand it right ?
in case of minor upgrade i have to keep Guid for every component same as in previous version. but lets imagine following example : major version 1.0.0 has component A minor upgrade 1.0.1 component A is removed minor upgrade 1.0.2 component A is added again in that example i have to keep somewhere component/keypath -> guid mapping to guarantee this. Jan On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 3:23 AM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote: > In almost all cases, once you set the Guid you never change it. If you can, > follow the strict autogen GUID rules WiX enforces and let WiX manage the > GUID for you. Then you don't have to worry about it... because we already > did (for years and years <smile/>). > > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Pally Sandher <pally.sand...@iesve.com>wrote: > >> It really depends on what you're trying to achieve. You can use * for >> Component GUIDs which means they'll be auto generated at compile time >> which should work for most situations but there are times when that'll >> not work as you intend & you may find yourself having to hard-code some >> of the GUIDs. >> >> The Component Rules will tell you what you can & can't do. See >> http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2003/10/18/Component-Rules-101 & the >> MSDN pages Rob M. links to from there. >> >> Palbinder Sandher >> Software Deployment & IT Administrator >> T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 >> F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 >> >> http://www.iesve.com >> **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** >> Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. >> SC151456 >> Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, >> Glasgow G20 0SP >> Email Disclaimer >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jan Gregor [mailto:gregor....@gmail.com] >> Sent: 18 November 2010 12:40 >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: [WiX-users] how to manage guids for my application >> >> Hello, >> >> As I understand so far, for every major version of my application I >> need to keep guid for every component in my installer. But I don't see >> support for that in WiX, heat tool only enables me generate new guids. >> Does everybody uses only major upgrades in case of some component is >> added or removed ? or manually changes xml files ? >> >> >> thanks, >> Jan >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------ >> Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards >> for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. >> Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great >> experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports >> standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. >> Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great >> experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/msIE9-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > > -- > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
