I checked the FAQs, forum searches, and tutorials, and I got most of the way, however I have a problem with not able to overwrite a file.
I have my install routine, and it copies new files just fine, however, we use Textpad, to edit our source files, this is a stand alone application. I created a syntax file for our source code to enable color coding of the code while editing in textpad.
This Syntax file must reside in the Textpad application folder. So, I created a search in the installer and looked for our file, ssl.syn , since the person could have installed the application on any drive, any location.
I then created a new "Properties" folder in Files and Folders, assigned it the local search function to get the path to the file, then added the newer version of the syntax file in that folder.
During install, everything goes swimmingly, until the installer tries to replace the ssl.syn file, then I get an error saying, "Cannot overwrite file, please rename or remove file first".
Nothing is running, that file is not being accessed, I even rebooted the PC to make sure nothing was hanging onto that file, still the same error. I went into properties for that file in Advanced Installer, made sure everything was set, tried to add user permissions to the file in the installer routine, etc, etc...
Why do files get copied over no problem that reside in my "Application" folder, but files elsewhere don't get overwritten? What did I miss?