Re: [WiX-users] Cabinet does not contain any files

2009-12-06 Thread Asker Brodersen
Yes, Add in a in your wix project file and and SourceDir will look there! >From my project file: ..\BuildTools\WiX\3.0.5419.0\ $(WixToolPath)Wix.targets wixtasks.dll False ..\Build\Release $(DefineConstants);BuildVersion=$(Version);ProductDescription=$(Description) Regards, Aske

Re: [WiX-users] multiple entries in add remove programs.

2009-12-06 Thread Asker Brodersen
Giora, do your versions differ by more than the fourth digit? I have found that if you install 1.0.0.0 and then 1.0.0.1 they will both be listed as installed. Incrementing the third digit (ie 1.0.0.0 to 1.0.1.0) the older version will be replaced. To enable replacement also by fourth digit versi

Re: [WiX-users] Cabinet does not contain any files

2009-12-06 Thread Trevor
Is there any way to accomplish this via a Visual Studio build? -Original Message- From: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:sascha.beaum...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 7:03 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Cabinet does not contain an

Re: [WiX-users] Cabinet does not contain any files

2009-12-06 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Unfortunately the documentation is a bit vague on this particular subject. Basically you can use one or more "-b" parameter's with Light (http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/light.htm) to indicate what directories should be searched when looking for files in 'SourceDir' Sascha On Mon, Dec 7,

[WiX-users] Cabinet does not contain any files

2009-12-06 Thread Trevor
I'm using a fragment outputted from heat as my project includes a few thousand files, so in VS I have a sourcefile.wxs: http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi";> What determines what the folder "SourceDir" is? Since this is

Re: [WiX-users] multiple entries in add remove programs.

2009-12-06 Thread Neil Sleightholm
1. Package/@Id is optional but "*" is ok. 2. Order doesn't matter 3. Not sure I understand Is your UpgradeCode/@Id fixed for both installations? Do you have RemoveExistingProducts scheduled somewhere? Do you have an section? You shouldn't need to update using that command line, it should just wo

Re: [WiX-users] multiple entries in add remove programs.

2009-12-06 Thread Giora keinan
Neil Hello Thanks for the fast answer. I looked at code in the URL you sent me. It looks for me that my code is similar. The differences I found where: 1. My code has It sounds like you haven't got the upgrade code correct, there is a > sample here > http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2009/01/

Re: [WiX-users] Partial major upgrade?

2009-12-06 Thread Bob Arnson
Ondrej Zarevucky wrote: > But we would like to somehow be able to select which programs/features > not to remove and reinstall during the update. The ideal solution would be: > "ADDLOCAL=MainFeature,ProgramOne KEEPOLD=ProgramTwo" > MSI doesn't have anything like that; major upgrades work by re

Re: [WiX-users] New Custom Action Question

2009-12-06 Thread Bob Arnson
Henry Sheldon wrote: > How would I either force the button > to be pushed when entering the dialog or break up these commands into a > custom action and get it to run when entering the dialog. I don't mind if > it runs before entering just as long as the properties are loaded once the > dialog is

Re: [WiX-users] multiple entries in add remove programs.

2009-12-06 Thread Neil Sleightholm
It sounds like you haven't got the upgrade code correct, there is a sample here http://neilsleightholm.blogspot.com/2009/01/wix-script-for-major-upgrade s.html that might help. Neil -Original Message- From: Giora Keinan [mailto:grkei...@gmail.com] Sent: 06 December 2009 12:54 To: wix-use

[WiX-users] multiple entries in add remove programs.

2009-12-06 Thread Giora Keinan
hello Each time I am running a new upgrade, the installer add one more entry in the add remove program. How can I made an upgrade without adding it to the add remove program (leaving only one add remove in place). Thanks Giora -- - Giora Keinan C