John Robbins wrote: > http://trentm.com/blog/archives/2007/05/29/wix-and-msp/. The idea is you > replace the <File> element with a <RemoveFile> like the following: > > <Component Id='AnotherFile' > Guid='C7D97EA9-83DF-4B07-8E38-D10A30F70FD2'> > <RemoveFile Id='RemoveFile' On='install' Name='NewFile.txt'/> > </Component> > > In my installers, I'm using patches to upgrade and the above trick does work. >
Do you do QFEs? I'm thinking that it's a component-rule violation because you're changing the composition of the component. That'll bite you when you get into supersedence. > If there are no good solutions for the removed files problem does that mean > that there's a flaw in the installer technology? > SxS and the component rules in general seem to assume a level of process discipline that fits right in with the likes of Office or SQL but nowhere else.<g> -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
