Trying to build an installer using Excelsior JET
I am trying to create an installer for Eclipse RCP application product. My product is working fine only concern is when i try to make windows installer (using Excelsior JET and install creator) the database does not update.
I didn't look at the tutorial (since it is flash), but is the problem that the MSI does not overwrite an existing database file on installation? If so, this normally has to do with MSI's default file versioning rules - and how it will preserve modified, unversioned files - in essence non-versioned files that have different create and modify date stamps. This issue is a common confusion associated with MSI deployments.
I will check back to see if this is the problem. In the mean time, here is a link to an answer describing ways to deploy data files and per-user files and settings: Create folder and file on Current user profile, from Admin Profile. You might want to install a read-only database file to a per-machine location, and then copy it to the user profile upon application launch.
