Just tried again and the XmlFile tags are no longer being removed, must have made a mistake somewhere! Also confirmed that test values for registry and service entries are left untouched also.
Plodding on, wish me luck! Cheers, Dan On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Dan Gough <goug...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I've got an initial fragment created and sussed out how to perform an > update. However, some of my components have <XmlFile> entries, and these > get dropped when updating. I tried putting these entries into > .paraffinmold files, but then if I want it associated with the original > component, I end up getting duplicate component entries which then produces > errors at compile time. > > I will eventually be adding registry and service information to some of > these components and am thinking Paraffin might strip these out also when > updating, can anybody confirm? > > I would appreciate any advice at this point on the best way forward. > > Thanks, > Dan > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:25 AM, John Robbins <j...@wintellect.com> wrote: > >> Thanks all for the kind words about Paraffin! *blush* >> >> If you're just getting started with Paraffin make sure to read the Zen of >> Paraffin to help you get started. ( >> http://www.wintellect.com/CS/blogs/jrobbins/archive/2010/08/31/zen-of-paraffin.aspx >> ) >> >> As always, if anyone has any bugs or feature requests, please let me know >> and I'll get on them. >> >> John >> Wintellect >> http://www.wintellect.com >> +1-877-968-5528 >> >> On Jan 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Bourne, Kevin wrote: >> >> > Using it here too, with great success. Easy to use with our TFS build >> server. Also love the fact that we have the source code. >> > >> > >> > >> > Kevin Bourne | Software Developer Lead | Chase Paymentech >> > ... >> > kevin.bou...@chasepaymentech.com >> > >> > JPMorgan Chase & Co. >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Justin Hull [mailto:justin.h...@assetpoint.com] >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:31 PM >> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin? >> > >> > In short I have used it to good success. It took a little bit to work >> through the options, but in the end I got a nice fragment file I could >> include in a dynamic build. After the fact I learned that MISInstaller >> prefers each file have its own component, I used paraffin to group by >> directory. When we stich over to a major release I will adjust my scripts >> to conform to default behavior. >> > I also like that you can dig into the source code. It is worth a look. >> > >> > Justin Hull >> > Sr. Developer >> > >> > >> > Maximizing Asset Performance >> > (864) 679-3513 Office >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Dan Gough [mailto:goug...@gmail.com] >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:16 PM >> > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >> > Subject: [WiX-users] Anybody using Paraffin? >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I want to have my automated WiX build automatically pick up the >> occasional >> > new file (and drop the odd deleted one) without regenerating any >> component >> > GUIDs. 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