Why not use a ComponentSearch instead? -----Original Message----- From: Eitan Behar [mailto:ei...@baconao.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 06:05 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Detecting if a product is installed and setting property
Thanks ! Sounds like I will use a DTF CA for that. On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Yan Sklyarenko <y...@sitecore.net> wrote: > If your product is the same family as those you're detecting, then you > might take advantage of FindRelatedProducts action: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368600.aspx. > This is supported in WiX toolset via UpgradeVersion element, which > actually maps to the Upgrade MSI table, and FindRelatedProducts element, > which is there for sequencing purpose, as far as I can see (never used > it myself yet). > > If otherwise your product has nothing in common with those you'd like to > detect, then it might require custom action. DTF contains a class > ProductInstallation, which defines a method > GetRelatedProducts(upgradeCode), it's probably what you need (if your > installation is compatible with managed custom actions). > That's just an assumption, there might be better techniques for this. > > Hope this helps. > > -- Yan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eitan Behar [mailto:ei...@baconao.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:14 AM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: [WiX-users] Detecting if a product is installed and setting > property > > Hi, > > Is there a way to detect if a product family is installed according to > its > product code, and set a property accordingly? I need to stop the setup > if > certain products are not installed, and I only have their upgrade codes, > not > the product code. > > Thanks, > > Eitan > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
