[wix-users] Copied File (Existed) is not getting uninstalled

[Anna Flyam | Landtech]

Thank you.
On Jul 27, 2016 8:44 PM, "John Cooper" <JoCooper at jackhenry.com> wrote:

> By design.  The target of the CopyFile is unmanaged.
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> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Anna Flyam | Landtech
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:00 PM
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> Subject: [wix-users] Copied File (Existed) is not getting uninstalled
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> First of all I would like to express my gratitude to this amazing support
> group. Most of the time I am able to find the answers to my questions, but
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> response. Many thanks to Phill, Rob, and Jacob.
> Below is my next issue.
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> In order to copy existing files during the install, I nested the CopyFile
> element inside its own component element. The component element that hols
> the CopyFile has its KeyPath set to "yes":
>
> <ComponentGroup Id="ExistingDataComponents" Directory="ProgramD">
>       <Component Id="CMP_ExistingDataCopy"
> Guid="{0B18339C-36E2-40AA-BDAF-E70A4E6C27AC}" KeyPath="yes">
>         <CopyFile Id="ExisingData" DestinationDirectory="ProgramD"
> SourceProperty="NONMSIINSTALLPATH" SourceName="Myfile.dat" />
>       </Component>
>  </ComponentGroup>
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> CopyFile works, but this file is not getting uninstalled.
> The KeyPath for this component is blank. What am I missing?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Anna
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