Yes, that's what I mean... How is inserting temporary records possible then? I assume it inserts temporary records to a certain view of the database in memory during install time, right? Why isn't it possible to modify this view in memory, not only inserting? Sorry if I'm asking the stupid things, just want to make it absolutely clear to myself...
-- Yan On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Rob Mensching <r...@robmensching.com> wrote: > What do you mean "persistent data"? Are you asking why a CA can't modify an > MSI database? If so, the answer is: The Windows Installer opens the database > for read-only during install. > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:55 AM, Yan Sklyarenko < > yansklyarenko+...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello WiX Community, >> >> Well, actually the subject tells it all. I'm aware of this limitation, and >> I've been successfully using the CA working with temporary data. >> Now I'd like to know the reasoning behind this. Is it a technical >> limitation? Why we can't "temporary" change the persistent data, just for >> the current transaction - the way temporary records are inserted? >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- Yan >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: >> Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. >> Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. >> Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb >> _______________________________________________ >> WiX-users mailing list >> WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users >> >> > > > -- > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
