Why can't you use the current CopyFile element in Wix instead of creating your
own custom action? Use a ComponentSearch to find the old file's location for
upgrade purposes.
> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 03:15:27 -0700
> From: nkshirsa...@gmail.com
> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] changes to support upgrades ? help !
>
> thanks for the affirmation. I will try this out.. but where should I schedule
> the custom action to copy? (I'm assuming it will be a copyfile custom
> action.. am i right? Here's my wxs file in case you want to see where I'm
> scheduling the upgrade in majorupgrade, and where my custom actions are
> being scheduled.. please let me know where i should schedule this copyfile..
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";>
>
> <Product Id="*" Name="SolidFire Hardware Provider" Language="1033"
> Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="SolidFire"
> UpgradeCode="0c60967f-f184-4b8b-a96a-b1caa4a8879e">
>
> <Package Id="*" InstallerVersion="405" Compressed="yes"
> InstallScope="perMachine" />
>
> <Condition Message=
> "You need to be an administrator to install this product.">
> Privileged
> </Condition>
>
> <MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is
> already installed." Schedule="afterInstallInitialize"/>
> <MediaTemplate EmbedCab='yes'/>
> <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK35"/>
> <Condition Message ="This application installs only on Windows Server
> 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2">
>
>
> </Condition>
>
> <Condition Message="This application requires .NET Framework 3.5. Please
> install the .NET Framework then run this installer again.">
>
> </Condition>
> <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="InstallProvider" Level="1">
> <ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
> </Feature>
> <Feature Id="VCRedistcrt" Title="Visual C++ Runtime" AllowAdvertise="no"
> Display="hidden" Level="1">
> <MergeRef Id="VCRedistcrt"/>
> </Feature>
> <Feature Id="VCRedist" Title="Visual C++ Runtime" AllowAdvertise="no"
> Display="hidden" Level="1">
> <MergeRef Id="VCRedistatl"/>
> </Feature>
> <UI>
>
> <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog"
> Control="Finish"
> Event="DoAction"
> Value="LaunchApplication">WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOX = 1 and NOT
> Installed</Publish>
> </UI>
>
>
>
> <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLFOLDER" ></Property>
> <Property Id="WIXUI_EXITDIALOGOPTIONALCHECKBOXTEXT" Value="Launch Config
> Utility" />
> <Property Id="WixShellExecTarget" Value="[#configutility]" />
>
> <CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication" BinaryKey="WixCA"
> DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" />
>
>
> <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir"/>
>
> <InstallExecuteSequence>
> <Custom Action="RunInstallScript" After="InstallFiles" >NOT
> Installed</Custom>
> </InstallExecuteSequence>
> <InstallExecuteSequence>
> <Custom Action='BeforeUninstall' Before='RemoveFiles'>Installed AND
> (NOT REINSTALL)</Custom>
> </InstallExecuteSequence>
> <CustomAction Id="RunInstallScript" ExeCommand="cmd /c
> install-solidfireprovider.cmd > install.log" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"
> Execute="deferred" Return="ignore"/>
> <CustomAction Id="BeforeUninstall" ExeCommand="cmd /c
> uninstall-solidfireprovider.cmd > install.log" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"
> Execute="deferred" Return="ignore"/>
> </Product>
>
>
> <Fragment>
> <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
> <Merge Id="VCRedistatl" SourceFile="$(env.CommonProgramFiles)\Merge
> Modules\Microsoft_VC90_ATL_x86_x64.msm" DiskId="1" Language="0"/>
> </DirectoryRef>
> </Fragment>
>
> <Fragment>
> <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
> <Merge Id="VCRedistcrt" SourceFile="$(env.CommonProgramFiles)\Merge
> Modules\Microsoft_VC90_CRT_x86_x64.msm" DiskId="1" Language="0"/>
> </DirectoryRef>
> </Fragment>
>
> <Fragment>
> <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
> <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder">
> <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="SolidFireVSS" />
> </Directory>
> </Directory>
> </Fragment>
>
> <Fragment>
>
> <ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
>
> <Component Id="ProductComponent">
>
> <File Id="restinterfacedll.dll"
> Source="..\x64\$(var.build)\RESTInterfacelib.dll"></File>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="vssdll">
> <File Id="vsssolidfireprovider.dll"
> Source="..\x64\$(var.build)\vsssolidfireprovider.dll" ></File>
>
>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="installscript">
> <File Id="installscript"
> Source="install-solidfireprovider.cmd"></File>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="uninstallscript">
> <File Id="uninstallscript"
> Source="uninstall-solidfireprovider.cmd"></File>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="registerprovider">
> <File Id="registerprovider"
> Source="register_app.vbs"></File>
> </Component>
>
>
> <Component Id="vshadow">
> <File Id="vshadow"
> Source="vshadow.exe"></File>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="clusterinfo">
> <File Id="clusterinfo"
> Source="clusterinfo.bin"></File>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="installlog">
> <File Id="install.log"
> Source="install.log"></File>
> </Component>
>
> <Component Id="configutility" NeverOverwrite="yes" KeyPath="yes"
> Guid="ADEB7AC2-9CB5-4b75-9BA7-2F129151191B">
> <File Id="configutility"
>
> Source="..\configutility\bin\x64\Release\SolidFireConfigUtility.exe"></File>
> <RegistryValue Root="HKLM"
> Key="Software\solidfirevss\InstallLocation" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]"
> Type="string" Action="write" />
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> </Component>
> </ComponentGroup>
> </Fragment>
>
>
> </Wix>
>
>
>
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