EXE is not updated during a patch

joakes · Post by **joakes** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:01 pm

There is a similar post in tech support by another user that has gone unanswered for over one year. As a pre-sales evaluation, that seriously concerns me.

Anyway, my question is:

I've created an installer (v3.0.0)
Installed on a test machine
Created a backup for reference purposes.
Created a patch, and web update. (v3.0.1)
Copied all files to web server.

Update is found, downloaded, and installs.

However, the EXE (and other changed DLLs) are not updated.
When I run the EXE I'm still using the v3.0.0 release.

Why would this occur?

pjach · Post by **pjach** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:15 am

I have the same problem. I've created a patch from version 2.1.0 to 2.1.1 and set it as a web update. After it has been installed and all changes have been made version of setup files remained 2.1.0.

Does anyone know where is the problem?

joakes · Post by **joakes** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:36 am

The only thing I've found out so far is that if the client installs from a full web install, then update patches work from the web very well.

If the client installs from a CD though, the web updates don't seem to work.

ronm · Post by **ronm** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:32 pm

I was experiencing this same issue and just discovered that it was caused by building the patch from the command-line (via an automation script I am using). If I build the patch through the InstallAware Studio then it works fine.

I am not sure why it doesn't work from the command-line?

rcaspers · Post by **rcaspers** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:19 pm

Hi there, I have the same problem. did you ever found a solution?