Re: [WiX-users] Migrating files during major upgrade
Hi Kevin, I had the same (copy some configuration from a previously installed XML). What I did was I wrote a custom action reading the XML within a property than write that out within the new file. Dacian - Original Message From: Kevin Dente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Wix Users Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:06:15 PM Subject: [WiX-users] Migrating files during major upgrade We've got a WiX 2.0 based install, and have an upgrade scenario that I'm not sure how to accomplish. For the new version of the product, the default (configurable) install directory has changed. When upgrading existing systems, we need to copy some XML configuration info from the original install dir to the new install dir. I'm not sure of the best way to accomplish this. I've considered two options. One is to read the config info into a property and write it out to a new config file in the new location. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell the Xml* custom actions don't support reading XML files, only writing them. The other option is to copy the existing config file to the new install directory - but I'm not really sure how to do that in WiX/MSI. Any pointers? Or other approaches to consider? Thanks, Kevin - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Migrating files during major upgrade
Kevin Dente wrote: > We've got a WiX 2.0 based install, and have an upgrade scenario that > I'm not sure how to accomplish. For the new version of the product, > the default (configurable) install directory has changed. When > upgrading existing systems, we need to copy some XML configuration > info from the original install dir to the new install dir. I'm not > sure of the best way to accomplish this. I've considered two options. > One is to read the config info into a property and write it out to a > new config file in the new location. Unfortunately, as far as I can > tell the Xml* custom actions don't support reading XML files, only > writing them. The other option is to copy the existing config file to > the new install directory - but I'm not really sure how to do that in > WiX/MSI. Any pointers? Or other approaches to consider? http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix2/wix_xsd_copyfile.htm (the 3.0 version is essentially the same) - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Migrating files during major upgrade
We've got a WiX 2.0 based install, and have an upgrade scenario that I'm not sure how to accomplish. For the new version of the product, the default (configurable) install directory has changed. When upgrading existing systems, we need to copy some XML configuration info from the original install dir to the new install dir. I'm not sure of the best way to accomplish this. I've considered two options. One is to read the config info into a property and write it out to a new config file in the new location. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell the Xml* custom actions don't support reading XML files, only writing them. The other option is to copy the existing config file to the new install directory - but I'm not really sure how to do that in WiX/MSI. Any pointers? Or other approaches to consider? Thanks, Kevin - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
