The custom action scans a root directory and adds the necessary RemoveFile/RemoveFolder temporary rows to the MSI (as it is runnin) and the Windows Installer handles deleting folders and rolling back and all that.
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 2:36 PM, victorwhiskey <victorhwhis...@yahoo.com>wrote: > I've been trying to understand this, but how would it help if you don't > know > what's goign to be written upfront? > > > Rob Mensching-7 wrote > > > > Use the RemoveFile or RemoveFolder element. If you don't know everything > > up > > front, add temporary rows to those tables. The wix-contrib project on > > codeplex.com has a custom action that does the latter. > > > > Don't try to remove files from non-logged in users. You'll just hose > > roaming profiles. > > > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:25 AM, victorwhiskey > > <victorhwhiskey@>wrote: > > > >> What's the best way of removing files/directories the installer doesn't > >> know > >> about then? Say, the app writes to <user>/x.log. Also, the uninstall > >> will > >> only remove the user who is uninstalling the app right? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/General-Installer-question-tp7324586p7325988.html > >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > >> The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > >> is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > >> Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WiX-users mailing list > >> WiX-users@.sourceforge > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning > > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing > > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. > > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@.sourceforge > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/General-Installer-question-tp7324586p7338222.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
