Hi again, just so you know, I tried setting Vital=yes and removing the MsiFileHash table entry for that file, and I'm still getting the same behaviour.
It's curious that it would translate the error like this (points to a bug in MSI, I think) but other than that this isn't really a big deal. Thanks for your help On 30 May 2013 20:43, John Ludlow <john.ludlow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Phil, I'll take a look when I get a chance. I have a feeling it's > still in the hash table. > > Thanks again. > > > On 30 May 2013 19:28, Phil Wilson <phil.wil...@mvps.org> wrote: > >> Have a look at the "vital" setting for the file. You may find it's not >> vital >> in the "Info" message case. >> >> MSI File table: >> >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368596(v=vs.85).as >> px >> >> If the file is external and you are replscing it at the last moment make >> sure you don't make a file hash mistake. You don't want the hash in the >> MSI >> file to not match the actual file, so turn it off for that file unless you >> are fixing the MsiFileHash table when you replace the file. >> >> Phil >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Ludlow [mailto:john.ludlow...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:08 AM >> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> Subject: [WiX-users] Error 1308 (Source File not found) emitted as Info on >> upgrade >> >> Hi, >> >> I have one MSI, with a bunch of compressed files in an embedded cab, and >> one >> readme next to the install as an uncompressed file. This file is still in >> the installer, it's just got the nonCompressed bit set. This is so we can >> update the readme right up until release with late-breaking information. >> >> This all works fine for fresh installs and upgrades, as long as that file >> is >> present. I that file is not present, we get this: >> >> Error 1308. Source file not found: >> C:\Users\Neil.Owen\Desktop\10.0.4.1157\ReadMeFirst_EN.htm. Verify that the >> file exists and that you can access it. >> That makes perfect sense. >> >> The issue is that this is not happening on upgrade. What's happening on >> upgrade if the readme file is missing is that the same error is being >> published as an Info message, and the install carries on merrily: >> >> Info 1308. Source file not found: >> C:\Users\Neil.Owen\Desktop\10.0.4.1157\ReadMeFirst_EN.htm. Verify that the >> file exists and that you can access it. >> There's a few ways we can work around this (either not having the file >> uncompressed like this or by having an action which checks for the >> presence >> of the file). However, what I'd like to understand is why MSI is turning >> this Error message into an Info message on upgrade. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET >> Get >> 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. >> Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead >> Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET >> Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. >> Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead >> Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
