Overwite not promting

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  • Antagony
    Forum Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 9

    Overwite not promting

    There are a couple of files in my 'External' list which, if they already exist, I want to ask the user whether to overwrite. I've set the 'Overwrite' option (on the Properties --> Advanced tab) to 'Ask the user' but it doesn't work!

    It's probably something I'm doing wrong, but I can't fathom what that is... any ideas... please?
  • pww
    Indigo Rose Customer
    • Jun 2005
    • 470

    #2
    are files in installer newer than files existing on disk?
    Maybe if installer detects that the file has the same timestamp & size it automatically skips it, test with files that are older/newer/different in size

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    • Antagony
      Forum Member
      • Nov 2007
      • 9

      #3
      I've worked it out - or at least I think I have - there were some other files in the same folder, so I set their 'Install Order' to a higher priority and now it prompts to overwrite.

      I guess the overwrite property on the other files was causing the entire folder to be overwritten first; hence the files I wanted to prompt for no longer existed. It seems a bit of a naff way of doing things.

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