can we create and update an AIP in single transaction?
I've been trying to create and update an AIP (Admin install point). I've noticed that if I create and update my AIP in two separate command lines then it works fine but when I combine the two then it doesn't work.
For example:
A) This works fine:
1) msiexec /a <path to source MSI>
2) msiexec /a <path to MSI from AIP created in (1) above> /p <path to patch>
B) But the following doesn't work. An AIP is created but without an MSI while the MSI in the source installer folder gets modified:
1) msiexec /a <path to source MSI> /p <path to patch>
* Don't worry about the target directory, I'm setting it through the UI.
My question is that is option (B) above supported in windows installer.
For example:
A) This works fine:
1) msiexec /a <path to source MSI>
2) msiexec /a <path to MSI from AIP created in (1) above> /p <path to patch>
B) But the following doesn't work. An AIP is created but without an MSI while the MSI in the source installer folder gets modified:
1) msiexec /a <path to source MSI> /p <path to patch>
* Don't worry about the target directory, I'm setting it through the UI.
My question is that is option (B) above supported in windows installer.
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
12 years ago
Have you tried swapping wheels on a car which isn't there? Attempting option B is the same thing - you're trying to patch a file which doesn't exist.
Posted by:
deployX
12 years ago
Isn't it similar to single transaction msiexec /i <path to source MSI> /p <path to patch> ?? What is the difference while installing the product and creating an AIP out of it. :(
I'm new to windows installer and am just trying to understand how it works. I couldn't find any documentation regarding this on MSDN and hence the confusion.
I would really appreciate your help.
I'm new to windows installer and am just trying to understand how it works. I couldn't find any documentation regarding this on MSDN and hence the confusion.
I would really appreciate your help.
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
12 years ago
Creating an AIP extracts the files from the MSI's CABs - whether they're internal to the MSI or external and creates a new MSI with the Media table altered to reflect that. The bizarrely-named WordCount "property" which you'll find in the SUmmaryInformation stream is aso changed. It is the *new* MSI and the files it references which are then patched.
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