Answers are in the following two links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa369297(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368012(v=vs.85).aspx
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Alain Forget <afor...@cmu.edu> wrote: > Huh, I just noticed that my explanation directly contradicts the behaviour > you're seeing, so...either I'm wrong, or there might be > something flaky going on in your installer. > > Alain > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alain Forget [mailto:afor...@cmu.edu] > Sent: March 22, 2013 11:43 > To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' > Subject: RE: [WiX-users] Question about conditional statements in elements > > As far as I understand it, "Installed" means, "Before this installer was > run, a version of this program was already installed on > this machine". Someone please correct me if that isn't quite true. > > As far as &ftDatabase=3, I have no idea, I haven't yet seen that syntax > yet. > > Alain > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ackerman, Buddy [mailto:backer...@tnsi.com] > Sent: March 22, 2013 11:39 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Question about conditional statements in elements > > I'm very new to WiX and have inherited an existing project. I've been > deciphering it fine except for a few things. In this project > I have the following element: > > <Show Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Before="ProgressDlg">NOT Installed</Show> > > The question with this is the "NOT Installed" condition. What exactly > does "Installed" mean? When I run this to upgrade and > already installed application this dialog still shows up. SO, I'm not sure > what Installed really means (there is also an Upgrade > element in the project with a property assigned to it that is used in > other controls throughout the project). > > Next is the following syntax that I have in several control conditional > statements: > > &ftDatabase=3 > > The ftDatabase is the ID of one of the Features. However, I don't know > what value it would have. Is this an install level value or > install type value? > > Thanks for some newbie help. > > ________________________________ > This e-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s)and > may contain confidential and privileged information of > Transaction Network Services. > Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If > you are not the intended recipient, please contact the > sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for > free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. > Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics > Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
