PatchCreation Element

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PatchCreation Element

Description

The PatchCreation element is analogous to the main function in a C program. When linking, only one PatchCreation section can be given to the linker to produce a successful result. Using this element creates a pcp file.

Windows Installer references
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Parents
Wix
Inner Text
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Children
Sequence (min: 1, max: 1)
  1. PatchInformation (min: 1, max: 1)
  2. PatchMetadata (min: 0, max: 1)
  3. Family (min: 1, max: unbounded)
  4. Choice of elements (min: 0, max: unbounded)
Attributes
Name Type Description Required
Id Uuid Guid for this patch. Yes
AllowMajorVersionMismatches YesNoType True if ProductVersion property may differ by a major version.  
AllowProductCodeMismatches YesNoType ProductCode property may differ between UpgradedImages table and TargetImages table.  
CleanWorkingFolder YesNoType Whether patchwiz should clean the temp folder when finished.  
Codepage Integer The codepage for the resulting PCP.  
OutputPath String Output patch for patchwiz.  
SourceList String Used to locate the .msp file for the patch if the cached copy is unavailable.  
SymbolFlags Int Symbol flags.  
WholeFilesOnly YesNoType Changing files should be included in their entirety.  
See Also
Wix Schema