[Interest] [interest][QT Installer Framework] how to overwrite or reinstall with existing app

peterlingoal peterlingoal at gmail.com
Wed Feb 5 08:48:46 CET 2014


Hi Sujan,

Thanks for the reply.

If uninstalling is the only solution, is there any way to invoke it at the
beginning of installation process? Sorry I am new to QT installer
framework, so please give me some guidance. Thanks.

regards,



On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Sujan Dasmahapatra <
sujan.dasmahapatra at gmail.com> wrote:

> you delete/uninstall  the existing folder and reinstall. if you want want
> a new copy then give a different PATH.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:10 AM, peterlingoal <peterlingoal at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I created an offline installer file for windows using QT Installer Frame
>> work.
>>
>> After installation succeeded, I tried to execute the installation file
>> again. However an error message "The folder you selected already exists and
>> contains an installation. Choose a different target for installation" would
>> be given and installation would fail.
>>
>> I would like the installer to overwrite or re-install my application if
>> executed multiple times. I haven't figured out how to do that. Could anyone
>> shed some light on it? Thank you very much.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Peter
>>
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