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Command Line Options For WFWI.EXE

Windows Installer Editor Reference
You can use a command line to update an installation by applying or removing patches.
For information on patches, see PATCH Property and MSIPATCHREMOVE Property in the
Windows Installer SDK Help.
Prior to Windows Installer 3.0, you could only remove a patch by uninstalling the entire
application. Beginning with Windows Installer 3.0, you can remove a single patch or a
set of patches in any order without uninstalling the application. See Removing Patches
and Uninstallable Patches in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
To apply or remove patches with a command line
1. On the General tab, select one of the following from Install Mode.
See Creating a Command Line To Apply to an Installation
Install
Use this option to remove or apply patches. You can apply patches to an
installed package or to the package being installed by the command line
Update
Use this option to update installed applications.
2. Click the Patches tab on the Command Line Details dialog box.
3. Mark whether to add or remove patches. The option to remove patches is enabled
only if Windows Installer 3.0 or later is installed on your computer.
4. Click Add and specify a patch file (.MSP).
The full path appears in the Patch List.
5. Repeat the preceding step to specify additional patches. (Windows Installer 3.0 or
later only.)
6. Windows Installer applies patches in the order listed. To rearrange the order, click
Move Up or Move Down. If you used patch sequencing with Windows Installer 3.0
when you created the patches, that sequencing would override the order you specify
here.
7. Click OK.
See also:
Creating a Command Line To Apply to an Installation
You can invoke Windows Installer Editor (WfWI.exe) with command-line options and
pass it the name of your project file (.WSI or .WSM) as a parameter. WFWI.exe
command lines let you compile an installation or merge module, while setting options
that have to do with the compile. You can also set the default value of Windows Installer
properties within the installation.
Use the following syntax:
"path\WFWI.EXE" "path\project file" /option
You can also start Windows Installer Editor (WfWI.exe) in the Visual MSIDiff mode using
the following command line:
WFWI.EXE base_file compare_file
See Comparing Windows Installer Files
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