News again.... The error 2771 was indeed my fault. So please don't pay attention to last message I posted. But with packages that do not raise the 2771 error, I still can't add a new feature with a new component.... :(
Fred Frédéric Viollet a écrit : > Hi, > > I've done some other tests and added the MSIENFORCEUPGRADECOMPONENTRULES > property in my wxs file. > The results are quite surprising. > In both of the configurations listed below I get the error 2771: > The MSDN says that it means: "Upgrade of feature [2] has a missing > component. ." > I don't understand this message since none of the existing components > have been removed. > I'm only trying to add a new component in a new feature.... :( > > I'm really lost..... :( > > Fred > > Frédéric Viollet a écrit : > >> Hi Rob, >> Thanks for your answer. >> Now I'm trying to add my new Component in a new Feature. >> The problem is that I can't figure out where to add my Feature. >> At the moment, I have only one Feature, and this Feature should always >> be installed. >> The Feature I'd like to add should also always be installed. >> I tried adding it as a new Feature at the same level as the first >> Feature, and I also tried adding it as a new leaf in the first Feature. >> None of these configurations get my new feature to be installed. It >> seems that I can't install the new Feature. >> Here are the confs I tried: >> >> #1: >> <Feature Id='Complete' Level='1'> >> <..... a bunch of existing components ....> >> </Feature> >> <Feature Id='Complete2' Level='1'> >> <ComponentRef Id='MY_NEW_COMPONENT' /> >> </Feature> >> >> #2: >> <Feature Id='Complete' Level='1'> >> <..... a bunch of existing components ....> >> <Feature Id='Complete2' Level='1'> >> <ComponentRef Id='MY_NEW_COMPONENT' /> >> </Feature> >> </Feature> >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks again for your help. >> >> Fred >> >> Rob Mensching a écrit : >> >> >>> I think the MSI SDK on "Minor Upgrades" confirms your observations: >>> >>> A minor upgrade can be used to add new features and components but >>> cannot reorganize the feature-component tree. >>> >>> You'll need to add the new Components to a new Feature. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frédéric >>> Viollet >>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 06:30 >>> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: [WiX-users] adding a component on a minor upgrade >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> Is it possible to add a component to an installed feature through a >>> minor upgrade? >>> The component I'm trying to add contains two files. And it seems, by the >>> behavior I'm experiencing, that the answer is *no*. >>> Could someone confirm this? >>> >>> Point #1: The product, to which I'd like to add a component, upgrades >>> well if I don't add the component... >>> >>> Point #2: If I try to add the component, I get the following behavior: >>> the product upgrades without apparent errors. However, none of the files >>> are updated, the "Add/Remove Programs" is updated with the new version >>> name. And when I try to uninstall the upgraded version, the entry in >>> "Add/Remove Programs" is removed *but* none of the files/services are >>> removed. >>> >>> Point #3: Strangely, I have another product in which I already had added >>> a Component in an installed feature without any problem. The only >>> difference, is that the component I added only contained any entry >>> <CreateFolder > (no Files) >>> >>> Thanks for your help. >>> >>> Fred >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference >>> Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. >>> Use priority code J8TL2D2. >>> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WiX-users mailing list >>> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference >> Don't miss this year's exciting event. 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