Differentiating InstallShield modifications from user's

[wohler]

When I update a file with the ASCII File Update Product Action, InstallShield will ask on reinstall whether I want to overwrite the modified file. Is there any way I can convince InstallShield that it was me and not the user who modified this file so that the user doesn't get this dialog (unless, of course, they modified the file)?

[wohler]

Similarly, if the installation fails, the user is prompted whether to remove the file that I modified.

I'll hear any idea, no matter how crazy ;-).

[jweber]

You could change the replace option to always....

[wohler]

Hi Jeremy. I'll probably end up doing precisely that although I don't like it that if the user modifies the file, his changes will be silently clobbered.

[jweber]

A more convoluted way to do it would be to set the replace option to always and through a couple of wizard actions backup/delete the file.