I don't know if you can delete an action in a patch (if you try to build such a patch, it doesn't work) but you can just modify the condition to be always false or something more useful. You can reference any action in the sequence with a customactionref.
-----Original Message----- From: abhijit chakraborty [mailto:abhi.chak.ju...@gmail.com] Sent: 18 October 2012 08:11 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: FW: FW: FW: Patch installation asks for a reboot Hi, I was able to get aound the issue using a dummy custom action that sets a dummy property. *<Product ...> <Property Id="DummyProperty" Value='1' />* * <CustomAction Id="DummyAction" Property="DummyProperty" Value="2" /> <InstallExecuteSequence> ........ <ScheduleReboot>NOT Installed</ScheduleReboot>* * <Custom Action="DummyAction" After="InstallValidate" /> </InstallExecuteSequence> </Product>* ** And then I added a CustomActionRef to the DummyAction in the patch. This works. But the solution seems hackish. I tried but could not find a way to refernce ScheduleRebootAction from the patch. I am just repeating myself... Is there any way to reference a standard action from the patch? 1 more thing..... The above solution worked only if I change the condion for ScheduleReboot action. However, if we want to *delete* the ScheduleReboot action then it does not work (Even after applying the patch ScheduleReboot action exists in the InstallExecuteSequence table). Can there be any specific reason for this? Regards Abhijit > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:04 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: FW: FW: Patch installation asks for a > reboot > > I've never tried it, but I'd expect so. > > -----Original Message----- > From: abhijit chakraborty [mailto:abhi.chak.ju...@gmail.com] > Sent: 17 October 2012 14:27 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: FW: FW: Patch installation asks for a > reboot > > *I think to get around that, you would need to add CustomActionRefs > for any action whose order (sequence > number) has changed.* > ** > Can we add custom action refs for predefined actions? > In InstallExecuteSequence we are changing the conditon for > *ScheduleReboot*action. > > Regards > Abhijit > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:05 PM > > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: FW: Patch installation asks for a > > reboot > > > > Your code snippet shows the right way to proceed. > > If you can see the property change but not the sequence change, it > > might be because the property and sequence are in different fragments. > > Are you using admin installations, rather than wixpdbs, to build > > your patch ? > > If so, the MSI is automatically fragmented behind the scenes and the > > property would effectively be in a fragment on its own. I think to > > get around that, you would need to add CustomActionRefs for any > > action whose order (sequence > > number) has changed. > > > > I'll try to explain my earlier comment: > > When you REFerence an element (as in ComponentRef, CustomActionRef), > > everything in the same fragment is also pulled into the patch. > > Therefore, if you want your sequence changes in the patch, you must > > reference something in the same fragment as the execute sequence - > > because there is no InstallExecuteSequenceRef element. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: abhijit chakraborty [mailto:abhi.chak.ju...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 17 October 2012 12:18 > > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: FW: Patch installation asks for a > > reboot > > > > > > I had added a dummy property in the ddp file like > > > > > *<Product ...>* > > > *<Property Id="DummyProperty" Value='1' />* > > > *<InstallExecuteSequence>* > > > *........* > > > *........* > > > *</InstallExecuteSequence>* > > > *</Product>* > > > > > > and added a PropertyRef for the dummy property in the patch. > > > > > > I saw that the new dummy property got added to the patch and on it > > > showed up in the orca tool too in the Property table. > > > However InstallExecuteSequence was still not updated. > > > > > > Can you please explain what you mean when you say "referencing the > > > same fragment as the installexecutesequence"? > > > In the above dummy code snippet is there something that I need to > change? > > > > > > Regards > > > Abhijit > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > > > > > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 3:01 PM > > >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: Patch installation asks for a reboot > > >> > > >> Have you anything referencing the fragment that the > > >> installexecutesequence is in ? There is no > > >> installexecutesequenceRef element so you'll need some way to tell > > >> Wix to include the new sequence in the patch. > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: abhijit chakraborty [mailto:abhi.chak.ju...@gmail.com] > > >> Sent: 17 October 2012 03:09 > > >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] FW: Patch installation asks for a reboot > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> There is still one more problem. > > >> I thought if I change the install execute sequence in the target > > >> msi, that will be picked up by the msp. > > >> However when I drop the msp on the base msi in Orca tool I do not > > >> see any change in the install sequence. > > >> > > >> All the new components that I have added, modified seem to be > > >> there in the tables - basically I can see all other changes that > > >> I have made in the patch except for the install execute sequence change. > > >> > > >> Can you please provide some idea as to what might be happening here? > > >> > > >> Regards > > >> Abhijit > > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] > > >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 4:18 PM > > >> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > >> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch installation asks for a reboot > > >> > > > >> > A patch works by transforming the installed and cached MSI with > > >> > the patch and then running a repair on the resulting MSI. > > >> > That's why you see the MSI apparently installing again. > > >> > Altering the condition to NOT REMOVE AND NOT PATCH in the patch > > >> > sounds like a reasonable fix, if you're certain that the > > >> > condition that required the reboot won't occur again. > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: abhijit chakraborty [mailto:abhi.chak.ju...@gmail.com] > > >> > Sent: 16 October 2012 11:23 > > >> > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> > Subject: [WiX-users] Patch installation asks for a reboot > > >> > > > >> > Hi, > > >> > We are creating a patch on top of already shipped product. > > >> > > > >> > In the product msi we schedule a reboot like <ScheduleReboot > > >> > sequence=AfterInstallFinalize>NOT REMOVE</ScheduleReboot> > > >> > > > >> > It appears while installing the patch which targets the above > > >> > msi, it reruns the msi and a reboot gets scheduled. > > >> > > > >> > Is there any way we can avoid the ScheduleReboot while > > >> > installing the patch? > > >> > > > >> > Will changing the schedule reboot condition in product msi to > > >> > something like *NOT REMOVE AND NOT PATCH* or, *NOT REMOVE AND > > >> > NOT > > >> > OLDERPRODUCTFOUND* help? > > >> > > > >> > While re-running the msi installsequence does the patch pick up > > >> > the actions from already installed msi i.e is it runtime event? > > >> > Or, the msi installsequence run by the patch is determined at > > >> > compile time (I.e. if I change the condition for reboot in the > > >> > product msi will it be honored by the patch)? > > >> > > > >> > Regards > > >> > Abhijit > > >> > > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > -- > > >> > -- > > >> > --- > > >> > ------- > > >> > - > > >> > Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. 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