DLL versions and patching

[Amarjeet]

I am just curious how installshield decides how to patch a dll.

For unversioned files its clear. Patching is done based on date and time stamp.

But for Dll's whats the policy. If i am trying to patch DLL with same version but new date and time modified stamp will that be patched ?

( I can do it by saying overwrite, but i just wanted to know how patching mechanism takes the decision)

Is there any setting in installshield which allows me to compare DLL version as well as date / time stamp while patching ?


Amarjeet

[weakness]

Hello.

Typically, Windows Installer obeys 'File Versioning Rules'.

File Versioning Rules
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368599%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

In addition,you can use "Always Overwrite" setting.

Q105461: HOWTO: Force Files to Overwrite by Changing the Version
http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=Q105461