Re: [WiX-users] how to control File Sequence no in WIX
WiX toolset doesn't expose a method to control the sequence. You can cause new files to be added to the end of the sequence using the PatchGroup element. This is important if you use the old MSI patchwiz tools to create patches (becuase the MSI tools can't handle sequence changes, pyro doesn't have that problem). On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:25 PM, wix user wixuser...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I woluld like to know how we can control the file sequence no in the File table. If I add newly added file element (with new componet) at the end in next version of MSI. Still it is not getting sequence no at the end. This breaks the patches. Eg. I've a merge module with 50 file. we are using a component per file with Keypath = yes. this is in the first version of product. In the next version of product few files got added, then, in the wix file we are adding the components for the new files at the end. We've an internal logic to compare with base builds. But it is getting the sequence no randomly. Any advice in this area is appreciated. Also is this file sequence no is per Module or per Disk? Please throw some light in this area. Thanks -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] how to control File Sequence no in WIX
Thanks Rob. Could you please give me more details on how this behaves? Is this sequence no maintained at module level (we have few merge modules in our product) or at Disk level or Product level. Also with this patch group, do we need any changes in the PCP file? Thanks On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com wrote: WiX toolset doesn't expose a method to control the sequence. You can cause new files to be added to the end of the sequence using the PatchGroup element. This is important if you use the old MSI patchwiz tools to create patches (becuase the MSI tools can't handle sequence changes, pyro doesn't have that problem). On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:25 PM, wix user wixuser...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I woluld like to know how we can control the file sequence no in the File table. If I add newly added file element (with new componet) at the end in next version of MSI. Still it is not getting sequence no at the end. This breaks the patches. Eg. I've a merge module with 50 file. we are using a component per file with Keypath = yes. this is in the first version of product. In the next version of product few files got added, then, in the wix file we are adding the components for the new files at the end. We've an internal logic to compare with base builds. But it is getting the sequence no randomly. Any advice in this area is appreciated. Also is this file sequence no is per Module or per Disk? Please throw some light in this area. Thanks -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.comhttp://robmensching.com/LLC -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] how to control File Sequence no in WIX
Merge Modules mess up patchwiz (aka: PCP) patching because their file sequencing is extremely limited. In fact, there is a tool called melt.exe in the WiX toolset that converts a Merge Module in to a .wixlib to make it more consumable for patching. Sequencing is calculated at the Product level. On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 5:16 PM, wix user wixuser...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Rob. Could you please give me more details on how this behaves? Is this sequence no maintained at module level (we have few merge modules in our product) or at Disk level or Product level. Also with this patch group, do we need any changes in the PCP file? Thanks On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Rob Mensching r...@robmensching.com wrote: WiX toolset doesn't expose a method to control the sequence. You can cause new files to be added to the end of the sequence using the PatchGroup element. This is important if you use the old MSI patchwiz tools to create patches (becuase the MSI tools can't handle sequence changes, pyro doesn't have that problem). On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1:25 PM, wix user wixuser...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I woluld like to know how we can control the file sequence no in the File table. If I add newly added file element (with new componet) at the end in next version of MSI. Still it is not getting sequence no at the end. This breaks the patches. Eg. I've a merge module with 50 file. we are using a component per file with Keypath = yes. this is in the first version of product. In the next version of product few files got added, then, in the wix file we are adding the components for the new files at the end. We've an internal logic to compare with base builds. But it is getting the sequence no randomly. Any advice in this area is appreciated. Also is this file sequence no is per Module or per Disk? Please throw some light in this area. Thanks -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com http://robmensching.com/LLC -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
