Okay, found the element and attribute (thanks!), but I'm not sure I understand what it does, or how it might be useful in my case, because our software already downloads the most recent version automatically and runs it, so...there's no point to look to a URL for an update.
Oh, although this could be useful for the original poster, Paul. But the documentation says about the Update element's Location attribute: "In the future the engine will be able to acquire an update bundle from the location and determine if it is newer than the current executing bundle." This suggests that it currently doesn't do that? Alain -----Original Message----- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] Sent: June 4, 2013 11:56 To: Neil Sleightholm; afor...@cmu.edu; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: RE: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product [P] Classification: Public This is from the Bundle.wxs for the WIX 3.7 install that is provided in the WIX 3.7 source that you can download: Check the two elements: UpdateUrl Update <Bundle Name='WiX Toolset v$(var.WixVersion)' Manufacturer='Microsoft Corporation' Version='$(var.WixVersion)' UpgradeCode='65E893AD-EDD5-4E7D-80CA-F0F50F383532' IconSourceFile='ProjectFile.ico' SplashScreenSourceFile='SplashScreen.bmp' AboutUrl='http://wixtoolset.org' UpdateUrl='http://wixtoolset.org/releases/feed/v3.7' Compressed='yes'> <swid:Tag Regid="regid.2008-09.org.wixtoolset" /> <Update Location='http://wixtoolset.org/releases/feed/v3.7' /> -----Original Message----- From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] Sent: June-04-13 11:52 AM To: afor...@cmu.edu; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.; Steven Ogilvie Subject: RE: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product [P] For some reason the online help doesn't mention it but it is in the help file, go to the index and look for "Update Element". This is only a reference to the URL, you have to write the code to handle it. Neil -----Original Message----- From: Alain Forget [mailto:afor...@cmu.edu] Sent: 04 June 2013 16:42 To: 'Steven Ogilvie'; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product [P] There's a Burn Update element? Uh oh. Maybe this is part of the problems I'm having with my bundle upgrades. I can't seem to find such an element though. The closest I've come is this: http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wix_xsd_upgrade.htm But that doesn't seem right, because the parents are Fragment and Product, not Bundle or Chain or something burn-y. Can you please point me in the right direction? Alain -----Original Message----- From: Steven Ogilvie [mailto:steven.ogil...@titus.com] Sent: June 4, 2013 11:15 To: afor...@cmu.edu; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: RE: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product [P] Classification: Public What about the Burn Update element? -----Original Message----- From: Alain Forget [mailto:afor...@cmu.edu] Sent: June-04-13 11:00 AM To: 'Paul F Brewster'; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product I probably re-invented the wheel, and not very well. Let the deployment experts here be the judge. :-) When our software starts up, it sends its version number to our server, which compares that to the current version (stored in a database). If there's a mismatch, it sends our client a link where the new version's bundle installer can be downloaded and a checksum of the file. The client downloads the installer, calculates the checksum and verifies it to the one it got from the server (to make sure the file downloaded intact...btw, all the server-client discussions and software downloading are secured with SSL or some form of symmetric encryption. I'd hate our software to be a vector for client infection). If the installer seems intact, it then runs the installer with this command: cmd /c start MyInstaller.exe -quiet -norestart -log MyInstaller.log And WiX awesomely does the rest (e.g. stops our software, removes the old version, installs the new version, and runs it), all without any user interruption (although I am wrestling with restart issues at the moment, but I expect it to be fixed). Our Wix bundle/packages are set for MajorUpgrades only, which makes upgrade life so much easier than dealing with minor upgrades and patches seem to get messy and complicated. That said, if your software is massive, then MajorUpgrades, which I think basically uninstall the old version and install the new version, could be very cumbersome for users, especially if there are frequent updates. Alain -----Original Message----- From: Paul F Brewster [mailto:pbrews...@starpower.net] Sent: June 4, 2013 10:43 To: afor...@cmu.edu; 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: RE: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product Alain It's the former rather than the later. Is there a current standardized protocol that you use within your own software to make that check at startup? I'm trying to use best practices and not re-invent the wheel. This may not be a real WiX question but since this forum deals with software deployment issues I thought I raise the issue anyway. Thanks Paul -----Original Message----- From: Alain Forget [mailto:afor...@cmu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 10:08 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product Are you looking for updates to your own software that the user is installing, or third-party software (like the Java Runtime Environment)? We do the former in our software (not WiX) at startup, not in WiX. For the latter, we just bundle the current version with our own software installer using burn. Alain -----Original Message----- From: Paul Brewster [mailto:pbrews...@starpower.net] Sent: June 3, 2013 22:30 To: WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] [WIX-users] Asking a website about the latest release of a product Does anyone have a suggestion/sample code for checking a web site for the latest release of a product? 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