Should we use the "Remember Property" pattern to remember DirectoryIds like
INSTALLLOCATION?
http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2010/5/2/The-WiX-toolsets-Remember-Property-pattern
Edwin G. Castro
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Hmm, I don't remember that being necessary. I think the Windows Installer
remembers folders correctly to handle uninstall. Have you seen it not work?
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Castro, Edwin G. (Hillsboro) <
edwin.cas...@fiserv.com> wrote:
> Should we use the "Remember Property" pattern to
How do we access it?
Specifically, I would like to show the user in the UI - during upgrade -
that the previous version is installed at "" location and upgrade will
take place by placing newer version in the same directory.
Thanks
Umesh
Rob Mensching-7 wrote:
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> Hmm, I don't remember
Just make sure you install a component to that directory - it doesn't
even need to contain any files. Then Windows Installer will remember
it for you, loading it back into the DirProperty.
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 06:32, Umeshj wrote:
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> How do we access it?
>
> Specifically, I would like to show
Oh, if you want to access it from a different MSI then you need to use
AppSearch (the *Search elements in WiX).
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 4:32 AM, Umeshj wrote:
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> How do we access it?
>
> Specifically, I would like to show the user in the UI - during upgrade -
> that the previous version is inst
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> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Using Remember Property pattern to remember
> DirectoryIds
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> Hmm, I don't remember that being necessary. I think the Windows Insta
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