This makes MoveFile table completely non-functional when the file 
being moved is not included in the patch. In our case it's a database, 
much bigger than the code itself.

So, the only solution is to avoid MoveFiles and write CA to suppoft 
custom MoveFileEx?

Best regards,
Ilya Slobodin


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From: "Bob Arnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." 
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Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Patch install: MoveFiles and component action 
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> Ilya Slobodin wrote:
>> Any ideas how to avoid REINSTALL & REINSTALLMODE and install the 
>> patch?
>>
>
> Minor upgrades, whether in .msi or .msp forms, require those 
> properties.
> Generally patches are delivered as wrapper .exes to execute the 
> patches
> with the right command-line arguments.
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