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FighterZP
Level 3

installshield 2009 automation - File property "Always overwrite"

How can I set file property "Always overwrite" in component.

In Direct Editor -> File Table I need set 2 property on my file:
Version = 65535.0.0.0
ISAttributes = 17

I found only this available properties (ะก#):

ISWiAuto15.ISWiProject project = new ISWiAuto15.ISWiProject();
project.OpenProject("c:\\ism\\test04.ism", false);

ISWiComponents components = project.ISWiComponents;

foreach (ISWiComponent cmp in components)
{
ISWiFiles fls = cmp.ISWiFiles;
foreach (ISWiFile fl in fls)
{
Console.WriteLine("Name = " + fl.Name);
Console.WriteLine("DisplayName = " + fl.DisplayName);
Console.WriteLine("DynamicFile = " + fl.DynamicFile.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("FontTitle = " + fl.FontTitle);
Console.WriteLine("FullPath = " + fl.FullPath);
Console.WriteLine("get_Attributes = " + fl.get_Attributes());
Console.WriteLine("Hidden = " + fl.Hidden);
Console.WriteLine("Languages = " + fl.Languages);
Console.WriteLine("Modified = " + fl.Modified);
Console.WriteLine("OverrideSystemAttributes = " + fl.OverrideSystemAttributes);
Console.WriteLine("OverrideSystemLanguage = " + fl.OverrideSystemLanguage);
Console.WriteLine("OverrideSystemSize = " + fl.OverrideSystemSize);
Console.WriteLine("OverrideSystemVersion = " + fl.OverrideSystemVersion);
Console.WriteLine("ReadOnly = " + fl.ReadOnly);
Console.WriteLine("SelfRegister = " + fl.SelfRegister);
Console.WriteLine("ShortName = " + fl.ShortName);
Console.WriteLine("Size = " + fl.Size);
Console.WriteLine("System = " + fl.System);
Console.WriteLine("UseSystemSettings = " + fl.UseSystemSettings);
Console.WriteLine("Version = " + fl.Version);
Console.WriteLine("Vital = " + fl.Vital);
}
}
project.CloseProject();
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hidenori
Level 17

You can use the ISWiComponent.OverwriteMainOptions property in order to set the "Always overwrite" option. See the ISWiComponent Object help topic for more information.

Hope that helps.
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FighterZP
Level 3

ISWiComponent.OverwriteMainOptions property work only with InstallScript, InstallScript Object. My project type is BasicMSI

Found solution:

Type installerType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("WindowsInstaller.Installer");
Installer installer = (Installer)Activator.CreateInstance(installerType);
Database database = installer.OpenDatabase("c:\\ism\\test04.ism", MsiOpenDatabaseMode.msiOpenDatabaseModeTransact);

View view2 = database.OpenView("UPDATE File SET Version='65535.0.0.0' WHERE File='tftp.exe'");
view2.Execute(null);

View view3 = database.OpenView("UPDATE File SET ISAttributes='17' WHERE File='tftp.exe'");
view3.Execute(null);

database.Commit();
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hidenori
Level 17

You can also use the InstallShield automation code below for Basic MSI projects to set the Always Overwrite setting:

ISWiFile.OverrideSystemVersion = True;
ISWiFile.Version = "65535.0.0.0";


I filed the work order #IOA-000057647 so that the InstallShield automation interface will support the ISWiFile.AlwaysOverwrite property in a future release.
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nhenny2008
Level 3

How do I do this if I am using DynamicFileLinking in a basic MSI project?:confused:
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operaza
Level 4

You get to set OverwriteMainOptions to 1 instead of 4 so it works as the option #4 per installshield 2011 help files. (when using the automation object to create installscript projects)
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