Bob,
Sorry I have to keep repeating myself, but certain people seem to think
group think is better then innovation. Either way, I disagree with your
`well supported story` theory as there is nothing in MSI or the SDK that
discusses this story. In fact a google search for "windows installer property
persistance" reveals this MSI team blog ( 2 1/2 years old ):
http://blogs.msdn.com/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/08/04/451356.aspx
"(Note: just a comment, not acommittment) It would be a nice feature addition
to Windows Installer to add a Persist flag on public properties -- if set the
Property value would be updated in the Property table for the cached MSI. Then
on re-install it would automatically pick up the value from the initial
install. Or maybe follow the paradigm of AdminProperties where you list what
properties you would like to persist."
So pelase don't go around acting like I'm just going around being
unreasonible. The fact is when you marry yourself to a declarative language
it needs to meet your needs. If the relationship is one way then it's not a
marriage, it's enslavement and it'll eventually end in divorce.
Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Christopher Painter wrote:
> Btw, have you noticed that storing data in the registry isn't exactly
> a first class citizen in .NET? XML is where it's at, and after 8
> years of .NET, MSI still can't do that naively either. The `equally
> simple declarative pattern` that you mention is becoming useless in
> the managed code world that MSI seems to desperately try to ignore.
Your harangues against the MSI team's lack of engine work are well
documented. Yet the thread is about property persistence, which has a
demonstrably well supported story in the engine.
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