Version lying is a bad thing! The basic issue is that the file on disk (with no version) will never match the version you've put in the file table. This means the product is always broken and is at risk of repeatedly trying to repair itself.
Regarding "let the user try to merge changes" - I wasn't suggesting the user merge the changes into the config file, I was suggesting that the install does it. Nobody's mentioned file hashing - that has an effect on the replacement rules, but it's not clear if you're using it or not. Phil Wilson On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Blair Murri <os...@live.com> wrote: > What did the log say happened? > > > > > > > Blair > > > > > > From: Christoffel le Roux > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 6:08 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > > > > > > Hi, When try to patch non-versioned files, the files does not get replaced > when the file on the disk was changed by the user, I know this is by > design, but I need to patch some configuration files that the user was > allowed to update, lets say it's a web.config file, when some additional > content was added to the web.config file from the build, I need to remove > the file the user updated and replace it with the file in the delta, is > there any way that I can force the files to get reinstalled. > > I did add a removefile element to the files like so: > > > <Component Id="comp_12D9BA535F5443E0B23AF72ED10A3385" > Guid="BC0D1156-F478-4051-BFAF-8FF5AD1EFC1B"> > > <File Id="file_EF33C85A5F3F430DAA97E17D618E4CD2" KeyPath="yes" > Source="$(var.BinariesBuildOutputPath)\web.config " /> > > <RemoveFile > Id="remove_comp_12D9BA535F5443E0B23AF72ED10A3385" Name=" web.config " > On="install" /> > > </Component> > > But after the patch was applied the the web site had significant less > files than what is was supposed to have. > > Please can anyone make any suggestions > > Thanks in advanced. > > This information is intended only for the person or entity to which it is > addressed and may contain private, confidential, proprietary and/or > privileged material and may be subject to confidentiality agreements. Any > review, retransmission, dissemination, or any other use of or taking of any > action in reliance upon this information, by persons or entities other than > the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, > please contact the sender and delete the material from all storage media. > FlowCentric is neither liable for proper, complete transmission of the > information contained in this communication, any delay in its receipt or > that the mail is virus-free. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most > from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that > developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white > paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep > Android apps secure. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
