I'd generate a verbose log while installing the patch to try and work out why the text file is not updated. The product version is just a property like any other and often seems not to be mentioned specially. That confused me when I wrote my first patch.
-----Original Message----- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 11:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increasethe product version Thank you, this helps me a huge step forward. Referencing the ProductVersion changes the version as desired. Is this written in any documentation/book and I have overlooked it? And I didn't know about the "View Patch" feature in Orca. This makes life a lot easier! My patch family now looks like this: <PatchFamily Id='pfSzenariorechner' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes'> <ComponentRef Id="Szenariorechner" /> <PropertyRef Id="ProductVersion"/> <ComponentRef Id="VersionFile" /> </PatchFamily> However, the text file with the version string is still not replaced. This is a separate component, in the same component group as the managed assembly and both are in the same fragment. I read that it should be enough to reference one component in each fragment to trigger the inclusion of all components in that fragment. Nevertheless, even referencing it explicitly doesn't help. Below, you see the definition of the mentioned fragment: <Fragment> <ComponentGroup Id="Szenariorechner"> <Component Id="Szenariorechner" Guid="c447f464-15ac-4dc3-8456-623197bd6a71" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> <File Id="Szenariorechner.exe" Name="$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName)" Vital='yes' Checksum='yes' AssemblyApplication='Szenariorechner.exe' Source="$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath)" DiskId="1" Assembly='.net' KeyPath="yes"> <netfx:NativeImage Id="ngen.Szenariorechner" Platform="all" Priority="1" AppBaseDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER"/> </File> <File Id="Szenariorechner.exe.config" Name="$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetFileName).config" Vital='yes' Source="$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetPath).config" DiskId="1" /> <File Id='Szenariorechner.ico' Name='Szenariorechner.ico' Vital='yes' Source='$(var.Szenariorechner.ProjectDir)Resources\favicon.ico' DiskId='1' /> </Component> <Component Id='VersionFile' Guid='037d742c-583f-414b-acad-f99907a4b7d1' Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> <File Id="FILE_Version" Source="$(var.Szenariorechner.TargetDir)Version.txt" KeyPath="yes" /> </Component> </ComponentGroup> <ComponentGroup Id='Shortcuts'> ................. </ComponentGroup> <ComponentGroup Id="Telerik"> ................ </ComponentGroup> <ComponentGroup Id="Misc"> .......... </ComponentGroup> </Fragment> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 11:23 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Add a propertyref to the ProductVersion property. If your text file is in a separate component from the exe then add a componentref to that too. Orca will only show 2 tables because the rest of the changes are in 2 transforms embedded in the patch. Use the View Patch menu item in Orca after loading the base MSI to get a better idea of what it changes. -----Original Message----- From: Ulrich Proeller [mailto:ulr...@prosa.biz] Sent: 11 January 2012 08:00 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version Orca just shows only 2 tables in the patch file: MsiPatchMetadata and MsiPatchSequence. Therefore I wonder why the patch is doing anything. Here are the steps to create the patch: "c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\candle.exe" patch.wxs "c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\light.exe" patch.wixobj "c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\torch.exe" -p -xi ..\Releases\V126\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb ..\Releases\V127\SzenariorechnerSetup.wixpdb -out patch.wixmst "c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Installer XML v3.5\bin\pyro.exe" patch.wixmsp -out patch.msp -t RTM patch.wixmst -sf The switch "-sf" in the pyro command was added the get rid of a duplicate key error. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Januar 2012 07:08 An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Applying a patch (.msp) doesn't increase the product version First, you can use Orca to see what the patch is modifying. After that, I epxect the WiX v3.6 warnings were that it didn't find anything updated. Maybe post the set of steps you followed to build the patch? On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Ulrich Proeller <ulr...@prosa.biz> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am trying to create a patch (minor upgrade) to my WIX project which > is expected to do three things: > > 1. Change the version number of my product (1.2.6.0 => 1.2.7.0) > > 2. Replace an managed exe where just the version number has changed > (1.2.6.0 => 1.2.7.0) > > 3. Replace a simple text file which simply contains the updated > version number. > > My patch definition file looks as follows: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Wix > xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> > <Patch AllowRemoval="yes" > Classification="Update" > Comments="Patch" > Description="Patch" > DisplayName="Patch" > Manufacturer="..." > MoreInfoURL="http://..."; > TargetProductName="Szenario Rechner" > Codepage="1252"> > <Media Id="1000" Cabinet="Patch.cab" EmbedCab="yes" Source="Cab1" > > <PatchBaseline Id="RTM" /> > </Media> > <PatchFamily Id='pf1' Version='1.2.7.0' Supersede='yes'> > <ComponentRef Id="Szenariorechner" /> > </PatchFamily> > </Patch> > </Wix> > > First, I tried the official WIX 3.6 Beta but always got warnings about > an empty .cab file and the patch file size was just 20 kb. > After switching to WIX 3.5 the patch creation process was without > warnings or errors and I got a 480 kb patch file. > > However, when applying the patch file, which works without problems, > only the managed exe file was replaced. The version number is still > 1.2.6.0 and the text file still shows the old content (1.2.6). > > Can please anybody give me an advice what I am doing wrong. I've > already checked every line in the tutorial and in the WIX book and I > have googled for any related problem, without success! > > Thanks in advance, Ulrich > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > Write once. 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