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[phoffman]

I enabled NATIVE_OVERWRITE_OLDER and now I'm getting copies of my files with a .0 extension appended when I run a repair.

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This appears to occur only when unmodified files are overwritten. Is there a way to prevent this behavior, so I do not have to delete these files later?

Edit: I'm using InstallAware 2012.

[FrancescoT]

Dear User,

first let me see if I am able to replicate the same.

However, if you could post a minimal sample that replicates this behavior, it would be better.

Regards

[phoffman]

I was afraid that this might be an uncommon issue. I'll give it a shot.

[FrancescoT]

Thanks!

[phoffman]

I wasn't able to create a smaller project to reproduce the problem. I did find that not all of my files are being duplicated and given a .# extension though. I'm not experiencing this problem with files that I install to $ALLAPPDATA$.

For example, this script will not create duplicate files. However, if I uncomment the first line I'll end up with duplicate files in $TARGETDIR$\SA2.

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 Comment: Install Files C:\AESOP\disc 1\target\SA2\*.* to $TARGETDIR$\SA2, include subfolders
 Install Files C:\AESOP\disc 1\target\SA2\*.* to $ALLAPPDATA$$COMMONDIR$\SA2, include subfolders
 Install Files C:\AESOP\disc 1\common\SA2\*.* to $ALLAPPDATA$$COMMONDIR$\SA2, include subfolders


Any ideas?

[FrancescoT]

Honestly ... no ideas.

Just a question;

If you create a new project from scratch using NATIVE ENGINE that stores some dummy files under the same target paths ... what happens?

Regards

[agrogers]

I have the same problem only on Uninstall. The files it should be uninstalling are left behind only with a ".0" appended to them. The files i install using a wildcard (*.*) uninstall fine. It is the ones i install specifically that hang around.

[FrancescoT]

Dear User,

I am very sorry, but I did not understand what is your problem exactly.

Could you try to be more specific?

Anyway, it seems to be not the same problem reported by the user who started the thread.

Regards