EditXML update request...

[ckaware]

I'd like to request an EditXML update that allows the user to modify an existing XML file like the following without having to remove/ add the key...

<PRODUCTSettings>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="IP" Type="string" Value="127.0.0.1"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="Revision" Type="string" Value="$VERSION$"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="uploadDir" Type="string" Value="C:\Temp"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="PreProcessing" Type="boolean" Value="true"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="BaseDir" Type="string" Value="$TARGETDIR$\$VERSION$\Base"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="CommonDir" Type="string" Value="$TARGETDIR$\common"/>
</PRODUCTSettings>

What if InstallAware was able to take an XML file and with a simple check box option "resolve all InstallAware variables" within that file?

In the above example, TARGETDIR and VERSION are updated at install time.

Thoughts and thanks,

Chris

[ckaware]

Also,

When I use EditXML all of my comments within the XML are removed:

<!--
******************************************************************
* Comment
******************************************************************
-->

Is removed from the original file.

How can I avoid this?

Chris

[giaviv]

I'd like to request an EditXML update that allows the user to modify an existing XML file like the following without having to remove/ add the key...

<PRODUCTSettings>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="IP" Type="string" Value="127.0.0.1"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="Revision" Type="string" Value="$VERSION$"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="uploadDir" Type="string" Value="C:\Temp"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="PreProcessing" Type="boolean" Value="true"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="BaseDir" Type="string" Value="$TARGETDIR$\$VERSION$\Base"/>
<PRODUCTSetting Name="CommonDir" Type="string" Value="$TARGETDIR$\common"/>
</PRODUCTSettings>

What if InstallAware was able to take an XML file and with a simple check box option "resolve all InstallAware variables" within that file?

In the above example, TARGETDIR and VERSION are updated at install time.

Thoughts and thanks,

Chris

I am not I am understanding the problem - what is wrong with adding and removing the key to make specific changes?

[ckaware]

Here's my thinking...

1.) Removing and adding the key seems like a waste of cycles (it's already there, why remove it to add it again?
2.) If an XML or a TEXT file has InstallAware variables, there's no current implementation which will modify the string in the file without manipulating the file elsewhere...
When I write to the XML file using the built in XML editing procedure, content in the XML is removed (comments etc.)
EditFile find/replace does the same thing...
Write to Text file only supports writing to a file, it doesn't support Search String/ Replace String etc.

Thanks,

Chris

[giaviv]

Chris,

Thank you. I definitely think though that even despite what you mentioned the XML support in IA is extremely powerful and can help you achieve almost everything.

[giaviv]

Chris,

Thank you. I definitely think though that even despite what you mentioned the XML support in IA is extremely powerful and can help you achieve almost everything.

[ckaware]

Thanks,

It's great, but will there's be a workaround for XML content removal etc?

Meaning, EditXML stripping out content from the XML file such as comments etc.

Chris

[giaviv]

Chris,

This does not reproduce for me - comments remain intact. Could you please provide a reproducing project?

[ckaware]

Wow, just saw this reply.

I'll send over the project shortly.

Thanks,

Chris

[cminorm]

I'm having the same issue. I have an existing XML file that i'm installing and i just want to edit one element. Install aware creates a backup of the old file and removes all elements except the one i want to change. Do i need to list all elements regardless if i change them or not?

Norm

[giaviv]

Hi,

Could you please attach a reproducing project?

[cminorm]

I modified the application to read and write the XML file without name spaces. Now the installer can edit the XML file.

[giaviv]

Thank you!

If you are, however, able to reproduce this please send us the project so we could take a closer look at what is happening.