Looks like Patching and Upgrades = http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370579.aspx more or less answers q1 below. Would still be very interested in any comments on q2 and q3.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert O'Brien Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 10:04 AM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] does running upgrade msi or patch msi still require additional command line switches? Thanks for the response. q1 - So is minor upgrade depicted just by a wix sources change such as the following <Product Version="1.0.0.0" -> "1.1.0.0" /> and minor upgrade is depicted just by a wix sources change such as the following <Product Version="1.1.0.0" -> "2.0.0.0" />? q2 - do the same REINSTALLMODE switch settings apply when trying to use a patch to carry out a minor or major upgrade? Our understanding at this point of a patch vs and upgrade is the patch provides rollback to prior release support where a upgrade does not...is that correct? q3 - Would the following be something that you'd expect to work in terms of providing a way for users NOT to have to enter the required command line switch settings to get a minor upgrade to work? <Upgrade Id="D1652FA2-32AC-4D5B-8DCF-5DF11FE128BA"> <UpgradeVersion Minimum="1.1.0.0" IncludeMinimum="no" OnlyDetect="yes" Property="NEWERVERSIONFOUND" /> <UpgradeVersion Minimum="1.0.0.0" IncludeMinimum="yes" Maximum="1.1.0.0" IncludeMaximum="no" Property="OLDERVERSIONFOUND" /> </Upgrade> <CustomAction Id="PreventDowngrading" Error="Newer version already installed." /> <CustomAction Id="SetReInstallProperty" Property="REINSTALL" Value="all" Execute="firstSequence" /> <CustomAction Id="SetReInstallModeProperty" Property="REINSTALLMODE" Value="vomus" Execute="firstSequence" /> <InstallExecuteSequence> <Custom Action="PreventDowngrading" After="FindRelatedProducts">NEWERVERSIONFOUND</Custom> <Custom Action="SetReInstallProperty" After="FindRelatedProducts">OLDERVERSIONFOUND</Custom> <Custom Action="SetReInstallModeProperty" After="FindRelatedProducts">OLDERVERSIONFOUND</Custom> <RemoveExistingProducts After="InstallFinalize">OLDERVERSIONFOUND</RemoveExistingProducts> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Arnson Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 10:45 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] does running upgrade msi or patch msi still require additional command line switches? Robert O'Brien wrote: > Q1 - does running upgrade msi or patch msi still require additional command > line switches? > Minor upgrades must be applied with arguments. Major upgrades don't need them. > Q2 - I seem to recall running into upgrade capable msi's and patch msp's that > I could simple double click on and successfully upgrade or patch an existing > msi install w/o the need for launching from a command line and including the > noted switch settings. Are those upgrade msi and patch msp's doing > something custom to avoid the need for that command line parameter? > They're major upgrades. > Q3 - Is the tutorial denoted difference in the REINSTALLMODE switch setting > for a upgrade msi and patch msp, i.e. "vomus" versus "omus", a typo or is the > v some kind of verbose reinstall mode flag? > See the MSI SDK doc for REINSTALLMODE. You need the 'v' for minor upgrades but can't have it for the initial install. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
