AFAIK, That's pretty much how InstallShield has worked for several years now.
I was doing multiple instance installs back in 2006/2007 without any issues
using IS12. IS2009 came out with a better bootstrapper to handle the
servicing better but the actual MSI generation was in 12.
One thing they don't do however ( growth opportunity here ) is transform the
directory table. I had to have a custom action to set the INSTALLDIR to a
suitable default for the instance. Also the ability to transform the
ShortCut table would be useful as the Name column isn't formattable. ( Mostly
useful when you want shortcuts on the desktop meaning their Directory is the
same. ) I had to use a custom action to emit temp rows for that one also.
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From: Tyler Walters <tyler.walters...@gmail.com>
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
<wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Multi-Instance Major Upgrades
YES! The custom actions for setting an upgrade code for each instance could
be resolved by having an UpgradeCode attribute in the InstanceTransform
element. :D
However, unless there is something I am missing with multi-instance major
upgrades, I would still need the custom action that updates the Upgrade
table with the instance upgrade code, so that the correct instance is found
during the FIndRelatedProducts action. Unless, maybe, the MajorUpgrade
element could also be a part of the transform. I don't know if that would
work or not.
Basically somehow I need to get the Upgrade table to reflect the UpgradeCode
property.
Thanks.
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote:
> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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