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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0002101MMW v4Install/Configpublic2006-07-11 21:19
Reporterrusty Assigned To 
PriorityhighSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status assignedResolutionopen 
Summary0002101: Script files can be overwritten by installer
DescriptionAs described in the forums, script files are overwritten by the installer and this can be problematic for users who have created custom versions of their script files.

A good default behaviour would be to have the installer create e.g. script.vbs.bak for each script that is overwritten.
Additional Informationhttp://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6051
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jiri

2005-12-06 10:46

administrator   ~0006520

I'd like to do something about this, but the suggested approach has a problem when user (for whatever reason) installs MM twice. The .bak file would be overwritten then. Maybe we need a more complex solution here...

rusty

2005-12-06 15:08

administrator   ~0006529

If script.vbs.bak exists couldn't you just write script.vbs.bak1, script.vbs.bak2 etc.?

jiri

2005-12-09 16:19

administrator   ~0006569

I checked out how to resolve this in InnoSetup and didn't like any of the available options. Due to amount of work needed and not that much use for our users (they would have to rename their customized scripts after each install anyway), I'd defer this past 2.5.