Hi, read this thread. Maybe this is what you need:
http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Setup-upgrade-needs-to-care-for-4th-part-of-version-number-td3250189.html Dirk On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 23:55, Wilson, Phil <phil.wil...@invensys.com>wrote: > That's a Windows Installer limitation on upgrades. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369786(v=vs.85).aspx > > "Note Windows Installer uses only the first three fields of the product > version ......." > > Phil Wilson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sanjay Rao [mailto:s...@noida.interrasystems.com] > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:33 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Wix upgrade process does not consider 4th part of the > version string > > Hi, > > I have an installer having 4-part version strings. Our installer stops > installation if a newer version is already installed on the system. We > often have alpha/beta releases of our product in which we do not change > first 3 parts of the product. Suppose we have two releases of our product : > Release1 : 3.0.1.14500(Alpha) > Release2 : 3.0.1.14900(Beta) > > Our users are able to install alpha release even if beta is already > present on their systems. > I went through this article > http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/major_upgrade.htm > see the paragraph having text "Windows Installer only uses the first 3 > parts of the............" > > Is there any way in Wix to take care of 4th part of version string in > upgrade process ? > OR > Do I need to dive into clumsy custom action thing to take care this ? > > Regards, > Sanjay Rao > > -- > Sanjay Rao > Digital Media Group, Interra Systems > s...@interrasystems.com > Phone: +1-408-873-1212 > http://www.interrasystems.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or > attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it > is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally > privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its > status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete > this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any > purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes > from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a > company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at 3rd > Floor, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7AW (Registered number 166023). For > a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to > http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77 > . > > You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 3155 1200 or e-mail > recept...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be > subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its > subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and > affiliates). > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
