[wix-users] Failed to resolve source for file: error

Kiran k.g me.kirankg at gmail.com
Fri Feb 16 21:25:20 PST 2018


So you are suggesting to skip the included individual bundles  using detect
condition and not using install condition so this package cache issue can
be avoided right..??

On Feb 17, 2018 10:41 AM, "Rob Mensching" <rob at firegiant.com> wrote:

> No, it is not a good user experience. Using DetectCondition should provide
> a more typical experience.
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> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of Kiran k.g via wix-users
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 7:51 PM
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> Cc: Kiran k.g <me.kirankg at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] Failed to resolve source for file: error
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> Is it a good user experience to prompt user to supply the installation
> path while uninstalling...suppose I installed A.exe and upgraded to B.exe.
> I may or may not save the setup file.Since B.exe is installed I won't care
> about the installation file. After few days if I need to uninstall the
> application how is it possible to provide installer path. It may have been
> lost. It should have automatically cached in program cache...so how can I
> provide source path in this case.
>
> On Feb 16, 2018 4:46 PM, "Nir Bar via wix-users" <
> wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>
> If you know where the file is, set the location to it locally with
> SetLocalSource or on the web using SetDownloadSource.
> If you don't know the path then prompt the user to supply one and then use
> SetLocalSource.
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