Newbie Question

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I'm a bit confused regarding Web Projects.

I have an initial project that I want to both, install via URL and also update in such a way. Seems like I can't have both on a single project.

Once I install the initial project, and then update via wupdate ... if I uninstall, it only uninstalls the web updates and not the whole project.

What am I missing?

Jan K. van Dalen

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Jan,

> I'm a bit confused regarding Web Projects.
>
> I have an initial project that I want to both, install via URL and
> also update in such a way. Seems like I can't have both on a single
> project.

You need two projects. The full (initial) project which makes your
application web-update ready and the web update project.

Similar to this:

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?9459-HOWTO-Add-live-Internet-version-updating-to-my-program

> Once I install the initial project, and then update via wupdate ...
> if I uninstall, it only uninstalls the web updates and not the whole
> project.
>
> What am I missing?

If this happens then your web update strategy is not correct. You have to
use the same uninstall .log (and Product GUID). Your web install adds the
new actions to the already existing uninstall. After that the standard
uninstall will remove the web update(s) and the initial installation. And
it supports (by default) smart-rollback to go back to the previous
version(s). Don't re-create the uninstall for web updates.

Friedrich