Could all of the custom actions have been avoided if the InstanceTransform
element provided the ability to specify a unique UpgradeCode?
On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 7:54 AM, Tyler Walters
<tyler.walters...@gmail.com>wrote:
> FINALLY! And naturally it didn't end up being very complicated. :p
>
> So here is what i did.
>
>
> 1. In my .wxs I made an upgrade element to upgrade the product like you
> normally would EXCEPT I made the upgrade code a random guid (NOT one i am
> using). This was the only way I could get wix to create the upgrade table
> in
> the msi. Since the guid is bogus it will never be found and the installs
> will continue on as they normally would.
> 2. I used the 'CustomAction' element to give each instance is own upgrade
> code and set the 'UpgradeCode' property according to the instance chosen.
> Note: I scheduled these to run before 'AppSearch'.
> 3. Then I made a C# custom action to add temporary rows to the Upgrade
> table.
> 4. The added rows were a copy of the current rows that were put there by
> the 'Upgrade' element. EXCEPT I changed the 'UpgradeCode' to be the same
> as
> the 'UpgradeCode' in the Property table.
> 5. This custom action is scheduled to run after the last 'SetUpgradeCode'
> custom action that was mentioned in step 2.
> 6. THAT"S IT!
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Tyler Walters
> <tyler.walters...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > RemoveExistingProducts is part of the MajorUpgrade element. The Schedule
> > attribute is what schedules RemoveExistingProducts.
> >
> > Thanks for the advice though.
> >
> > I am thinking I may have to do a custom action that modifies the
> > UpgradeTable at install time, if that is even possible.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Tyler Walters <
> > tyler.walters...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Currently I can do a major upgrade of a specific instance. There are a
> >> couple problems though.
> >> 1. The default instance is upgraded fine. The transforms are
> upgraded,
> >> BUT the previous version is not removed. So they both show up in ARP.
> >> 2. I need to be able to not downgrade a specific instance, but be
> able
> >> to install an old version as a different instance.
> >>
> >> I am currently giving each instance it's own upgrade code and then
> >> scheduling the FindRelatedProducts action after the upgrade codes are
> set.
> >>
> >>
> >> Here is the current code:
> >>
> >> <Product Id="YOURGUID-7AF1-4854-9B4F-01A6C77CC4AB"
> >> Name="InstanceTransforms"
> >> Language="1033"
> >> Version="8.1.0.0"
> >> Manufacturer="DCT"
> >>
> UpgradeCode="{YOURGUID-F8CA-4F91-B74D-DF92AE4AB8FF}">
> >>
> >> ...
> >>
> >> <MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades="no" DowngradeErrorMessage="A new
> >> version of [ProductName] is already installed. Exiting installation."
> >> Schedule="afterInstallFinalize" />
> >>
> >> <Property Id="INSTANCEID" Value="Default Instance" Secure="yes"
> />
> >> <InstanceTransforms Property="INSTANCEID">
> >> <Instance Id="Instance_1"
> >> ProductCode="YOURGUID-975B-4CBA-B2CC-B363CAA4312C"
> >> ProductName="InstanceTransforms"/>
> >> <Instance Id="Instance_2"
> >> ProductCode="YOURGUID-CB52-485A-BE2A-1B2A407CD878"
> >> ProductName="InstanceTransforms"/>
> >> </InstanceTransforms>
> >>
> >> <CustomAction Id="SetUpgradeCode_1" Property="UpgradeCode"
> >> Value="{YOURGUID-975B-4CBA-B2CC-B363CAA4312C}" />
> >> <CustomAction Id="SetUpgradeCode_2" Property="UpgradeCode"
> >> Value="{YOURGUID-CB52-485A-BE2A-1B2A407CD878}" />
> >>
> >> ...
> >>
> >> <InstallUISequence>
> >> <Custom Action="SetUpgradeCode_1" Before="AppSearch"
> >> >INSTANCEID = "Instance_1"</Custom>
> >> <Custom Action="SetUpgradeCode_2" Before="AppSearch"
> >> >INSTANCEID = "Instance_2"</Custom>
> >> <FindRelatedProducts After ="SetUpgradeCode_2"/> <!--Do
> >> FindRelatedProducts after the last upgradecode CA runs.-->
> >> </InstallUISequence>
> >> <InstallExecuteSequence>
> >> <Custom Action="SetUpgradeCode_1" Before="AppSearch"
> >> >INSTANCEID = "Instance_1"</Custom>
> >> <Custom Action="SetUpgradeCode_2" Before="AppSearch"
> >> >INSTANCEID = "Instance_2"</Custom>
> >> <FindRelatedProducts After="SetUpgradeCode_2"/>
> >> </InstallExecuteSequence>
> >> ...
> >> </Product>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tyler Walters - Duck Creek Technologies
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tyler Walters
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Tyler Walters
>
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