Zsolt Kollarits
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XML file on target PC cannot be modified

Fri Apr 08, 2022 3:39 pm

Dear Advanced Installer Support Team,

We would like to modify a file which is in the target PC's
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kofax\Power PDF 41\Resource\PowerPDF\UILayout
folder.

The files is an XML file, we would like to get rid of a section and replace it by another section.

I will send you the original XML, the desired XML. (Just search for the "Therefore" keyword in the file, that block should be replaced.)
Also I will send you a small sample .aip project that should modify the XML but we get an invalid XML after we install the TheChangeXMLServer.exe

Could you please take a look at the sample project and correct the Publish_Mode.xml in a way that we get the desired XML?

Thank you in advance :)

Best regards,
Zsolt Kollarits

Liviu
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Re: XML file on target PC cannot be modified

Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:22 am

Hello Zsolt,

Sorry for the delayed reply on this.

I have replied to you over the email.

As a short decription for others facing a similar scenario, if you want to update a section of a file already present on the disk, then you can try to use a New Text File Update operation.

Hopa that helps!

Best regards,
Liviu
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Zsolt Kollarits
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Re: XML file on target PC cannot be modified

Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:26 am

Hi Liviu,

Thank you very much, your solution seems to be working fine. :)

Best regards,
Zsolt

Liviu
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Re: XML file on target PC cannot be modified

Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:36 am

You're welcome, Zsolt!

Also, you first approach should work too. I have forwarded your XML file to our development team and hopefully this will be fixed in a future version of Advanced Installer. We will let you know as soon as we have more information.

Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.

Best regards,
Liviu
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