AppSearch Element

Windows Installer XML

AppSearch Element

Description
Uses file signatures to search for existing versions of products. The AppSearch action may use this information to determine where upgrades are to be installed. The AppSearch action can also be used to set a property to the existing value of an registry or .ini file entry. AppSearch should be authored into the InstallUISequence table and InstallExecuteSequence table. The installer prevents The AppSearch action from running in the InstallExecuteSequence sequence if the action has already run in InstallUISequence sequence. The AppSearch action searches for file signatures using the CompLocator table first, the RegLocator table next, then the IniLocator table, and finally the DrLocator table. The condition for this action may be specified in the element's inner text.
Windows Installer references
AppSearch Table, AppSearch Action
Parents
InstallExecuteSequence, InstallUISequence
Inner Text (xs:string)
Text node specifies the condition of the action.
Children
None
Attributes
Name Type Description Required
After String The name of an action that this action should come after.  
Before String The name of an action that this action should come before.  
Overridable YesNoType If "yes", the sequencing of this action may be overridden by sequencing elsewhere.  
Sequence Integer A value used to indicate the position of this action in a sequence.  
Suppress YesNoType If yes, this action will not occur.  
See Also
Wix Schema, ComponentSearch, FileSearch, IniFileSearch, RegistrySearch