Heh; this bit me in the butt at first too; luckily the ICE warning about the min and max versions being the same (even though they differed by build number) gave me a clue as to what was going on. Couple this with the fact that the "revision" number in VB6 (don't ask) is actually the build number...
Thomas S. Trias Senior Developer Artizan Internet Services http://www.artizan.com/ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [WiX-users] OT: Windows Installer version number From: Christopher Painter <chr...@deploymentengineering.com> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: 3/3/2009 6:42 AM > You know, I've always wondered that also. It's caused me to get in more then > quite a few disagreements with development/management over the years. When it > settles in that it simply is what it is they are very unhappy with one of > them once saying "well that's the tail wagging the dog". > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com> wrote: > > >> From: Neil Sleightholm <n...@x2systems.com> >> Subject: [WiX-users] OT: Windows Installer version number >> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." >> <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 4:41 AM >> Slightly of topic but does anyone one know why Windows >> Installer only >> recognises 3 part version numbers? It makes it a real pain >> to handle >> automated builds that use the last part for builds within a >> day. >> >> >> >> Neil >> >> >> >> Neil Sleightholm >> X2 Systems Limited >> n...@x2systems.com <mailto:n...@x2systems.com> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, >> San Francisco, CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open >> Sourcing the Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open >> source participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the >> source code: SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
