I am trying to test patch creation with WiX. I ran through the patch creation "Using Purely WiX" in wix.chm, and it worked fine. In that scenario, a single text file, Sample.txt is installed with the 1.0 installer. In the 1.1 patch, a modified version of Sample.txt replaces the old 1.0 version.
I want to be able to add a new file to an existing component. I added a new file, Sample1.txt, to be installed in version 1.1, in addition to the already present Sample.txt. I built each msi, the transform between the two, and the resulting msp successfully. However, at install time, the patch fails with an error that is only displayed in the log file: "Info 1334. The file 'SampleFile' cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in cabinet file 'RTM.cab'. This could indicate a network error, an error reading from the CD-ROM, or a problem with this package." where 'SampleFile' is the Id of Sample.txt. The patch then deletes Sample.txt, and installs the new file Sample1.txt. I checked the cab file, and Sample.txt is in fact present. I did some searching, and found this page: http://blogs.msdn.com/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/11/02/486616.a spx Question 7 asks specifically about the problem I'm having, and the answer in this case is because the new files are not added at the end of the files table, but in the middle. However, in my case, the new file, Sample1.txt is added at the end of the File table, so I don't think the file order is the issue in this case. Can somebody provide some insight on this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
