Hi Fredrick, I'm going to guess it may have something to do with the arguments for the msiexec on the minor update. The arguments specify things like, replace files only if..., etc. I would make sure there isn't one that specifies to add files/features not previously present.
Cheers, Lincoln Frédéric Viollet wrote: > 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. 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. 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
