Re: [WiX-users] ComponentSearch and *

[Christopher P. <ch...@de...>]

I read this article from MSDN and it doesn't make any reference to Upgrade not being allowed in a Merge Module.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369823(VS.85).aspx


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--- On Thu, 12/30/10, Christopher Painter <ch...@de...> wrote:

> From: Christopher Painter <ch...@de...>
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ComponentSearch and *
> To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix...@li...>
> Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 11:00 AM
> Speaking of using the Upgrade table
> to do detect only searches,  is there a reason why WiX
> won't allow me to author this in a merge module?
> 
> We have merge modules maintained in ORCA that we are trying
> to convert to WiX and WiX won't allow it.  I can't
> think of a reason why using the Upgrade table to do a search
> and property assignment would be problematic in a merge
> module.
> 
> Chris
> 
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> --- On Wed, 12/29/10, Rob Mensching <ro...@ro...>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Rob Mensching <ro...@ro...>
> > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ComponentSearch and *
> > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML
> toolset." <wix...@li...>
> > Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 9:17 AM
> > Upgrade table would probably be
> > easier.
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Alex Ivanoff <ale...@sh...>wrote:
> > 
> > > I just realized that we may using the wrong
> approach.
> > >
> > > We have two installers: InstallerA and
> InstallerB.
> > InstallerB can only be
> > > installed if InstallerA is installed. So we are
> using
> > component search to
> > > find one of the components of InstallerA. Should
> we be
> > using upgrade table
> > > instead?
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 19:45, Rob Mensching
> <ro...@ro...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yes, but you'll need to open the MSI in Orca
> to
> > find the GUID.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Alex
> Ivanoff
> > <ale...@sh...
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > If the component Guid is autogenerated
> > (Guid="*") is there a way to use
> > > > > this component in ComponentSearch?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
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