Minor upgrade is just not possible, ignoring REINSTALLMODE

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Thanks david, will try it.
Regards
George Furnell


"David Thornley" <davidt@installshield.com> wrote in message
news:3c0fb4ad$1@news.installshield.com...
> Minor upgrades ARE possible. The bug is that you will get this error if
you
> change the package code. This bug exists for Standard project types only.
> The workaround is to not change the package code until we get this
resolved.
>
> Regards
> David Thornley
>
> "GeorgeF" <georgef@pqafrica.co.za> wrote in message
> news:3c0f8577@news.installshield.com...
> > I am posting this issue not to confirm the problem but to find out what
> the
> > workaround is, i.e. how others are getting around.
> >
> >
> >
> > A minor upgrade is just not possible, this has been confirmed with IS
> > support and can be find in an earlier posting. Minor upgrade = only
> changing
> > the product version & package code. Currently all our upgrades are
treated
> > as major upgrades, you can guess what my users think of this.
> >
> >
> >
> > It appears as if Dev 7 simple ignores the REINSTALLMODE="voums" &
> > REINSTALL="ALL" command. The log displays the message "Another version
of
> > this product is already installed."
> >
> >
> >
> > What is the work around?
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > George Furnell
> >
> > Development Bank of Southern Africa
> >
> >
> >
>
>