..and adding a file makes it even harder! There are some update rules here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367850.aspx and basically you can't change any existing components or feature/component relationships, and don't inadvertently remove a component. --------------- Phil Wilson On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 8:09 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@firegiant.com> wrote: > Creating a patch is probably the hardest thing to do with the Windows > Installer. > > _____________________________________________________________ > Short replies here. Complete answers over there: http://www.firegiant.com/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Berton (Plumbline) [mailto:v-pb...@microsoft.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:57 PM > To: 'wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: [WiX-users] Install a new file during a patch > > ?I a new to WIX and I am trying to solve what I would think is an easy task, > but I am struggling with it. > > > I am authoring a patch to a product and I need to install a new file not in > the original install. > > > I have a wxs file that is installing the patched files, but I get errors > when I add code to install the new file in the patch wxs. > > > The error is something like unexpected child. > > > Can someone give me an example of how to do this? > > > Thanks! > > Peter Berton > v-pb...@microsoft.com<mailto:v-pb...@microsoft.com> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
