File replacement while deploying .NET windows application

[Youhanna Mounir]

While deploying a .NET Windows application using a .msi package
created using Visual Studio .NET 2002 deployment project, if a file
with the same name exists in the same location where a file in the
installer need to be created, the old file remains and not updated by
the newer one associated with the installer.
I need to make the installer, if it finds a file with the same name,
to replace it with the file included in the installer

 

[Chamindu R. Munasinghe]

Hi,
I think it overwrites files if the version is later that that of the
current file. you can try incrementing the file version

HTH
Chamindu

 

[youhanna]

Hi,
Thanks for quick reply.
Unfortunately, some of the files included are not dlls. I have photos,
text files, xml documents,...etc.
Those files have no versions. So, I can't increment it.
Any ideas about this case?

Youhanna

 

[VBen]

Have you tried using the installer's events, to delete files in the
destination folder before the installation begins copying files?
I haven't used much the deployment projects, but I've seen there are events
for every dialog...
Hope this helps.
VBen.