I think you should use DetectCondition='ub5Present' as the value won't be set unless the component is found.
Neil -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Porter [mailto:sh...@sewingwitch.com] Sent: 18 August 2013 11:53 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] ExePackage/@DetectCondition syntax The following bundle installation never runs even when the package is detected absent (ub5present is set to ""). What's wrong with my syntax? It seems that the DetectCondition value always evaluates to true. <util:ComponentSearch Id="Unibrain_5_installed" Guid="{D67463F0-DDA3-499F-88E6-AF3E5689A8CD}" ProductCode="{F65FE148-FCF5-42F7-8803-FA0B7DA8B8A4}" Variable="ub5Present" /> ... <Chain> <ExePackage SourceFile="..\..\lib\Unibrain5\ubCorePro32_040110.exe" Name="Unibrain 5 (April 1, 2010)" Compressed="yes" PerMachine="yes" Vital="yes" DetectCondition='ub5Present <> ""' /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ 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://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
