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‎Apr 10, 2008
10:37 AM
Releases View and Uninstallation Shortcut
Hi all,
I've used the Releases View to create an installation project with two Product Configurations and each having two Release variations. The installations are Basic MSI.
Before creating the Releases, I used the Project Assistant to create an Uninstallation Shortcut for the Start | Programs | MyApp menu which works fine for my primary Product configuration.
However, in the Releases View for the second Product Configuration, I've overridden the Product Code GUID. When I build all of the Releases, my second Product Configuration also uses the primary GUID since the GUID is specified in the Uninstallation Shortcut's arguments.
Is there anyway to have the the Product Code specified in Uninstallation Shortcut use the one for the Release being compiled / built?
Or, will I have to create two Shortcut Components and use Release Flags to include the appropriate one?
TIA
Ken Hartlen
I've used the Releases View to create an installation project with two Product Configurations and each having two Release variations. The installations are Basic MSI.
Before creating the Releases, I used the Project Assistant to create an Uninstallation Shortcut for the Start | Programs | MyApp menu which works fine for my primary Product configuration.
However, in the Releases View for the second Product Configuration, I've overridden the Product Code GUID. When I build all of the Releases, my second Product Configuration also uses the primary GUID since the GUID is specified in the Uninstallation Shortcut's arguments.
Is there anyway to have the the Product Code specified in Uninstallation Shortcut use the one for the Release being compiled / built?
Or, will I have to create two Shortcut Components and use Release Flags to include the appropriate one?
TIA
Ken Hartlen
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‎Apr 14, 2008
05:17 PM
Perhaps change the specific product code value in the shortcut's properties to [ProductCode], which should expand to the proper value at run time?
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‎Apr 15, 2008
02:50 PM
Hi Robert,
I forgot to mention that I had tried [ProductCode] in the shortcut arguments. And that when I looked in the built MSI and saw "/x [ProductCode]" in the Shortcuts table I had _assumed_ it should have made the change to the GUID during build time.
You are right, the [ProductCode] does get replaced with the proper ProductCode GUID at run time.
Thanks and sorry to trouble you.
Ken
I forgot to mention that I had tried [ProductCode] in the shortcut arguments. And that when I looked in the built MSI and saw "/x [ProductCode]" in the Shortcuts table I had _assumed_ it should have made the change to the GUID during build time.
You are right, the [ProductCode] does get replaced with the proper ProductCode GUID at run time.
Thanks and sorry to trouble you.
Ken
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