Windows Installer Condition sytax

[Karma31251]

I would like to know if anyone knows a good source for windows installer conditions. I want to know how to set the condition so that when someone is installing the setup app knows whether the database is already installed and therefore does not copy over the exsisting data

[Joseph Guadagno]

What you need is more of a custom installer. Look at this article on MSDN. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/49b92ztk(VS.80).aspx Hope this helps, Joseph Guadagno http://www.josephguadagno.net

[Karma31251]

what i need is a website that better explains and examples the syntax for the condition property. Everytime someone on here tells me that its not possible or i need to use this special thing or that i always find a way to do it and prove them wrong. thank you for the info on the custom installer though.

[Joseph Guadagno]

I am sorry that my answer did not help you totally. What I have noticed in building my latest application is that there are not a lot of resources for the Visual Studio - Windows Installer project. I do not think that many people use it for our of the ordinary installations. My guess is that most people use an InstallShield or Wise. One site that I go to for installation information (other than Google) is http://www.installsite.org/.

Hope this helps! Joseph Guadagno http://www.josephguadagno.net