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[aarthi_m]

Can i modify a string between 2 versions of a product? Say, version 1 of the product has a string, can i modify that string in version 1.1?

Considering that the product is supported in many languages and service packs should be available for upgardes, will the service pack fail if a string gets changed?

Asking this because, all the strings go into the transforms(.mst) and not in the msi. The installer only compares the msi files between 2 versions to generate a service pack. So, where will the string change be stored in the service pack?

[Gareth at Serif]

I don't know how you're creating patches, but I perform an admin extraction of two packages and build an MSP as a result of comparing the two... in which case the MST is taken into account and that string (property I assume) will get updated. I've done it a number of times.

Regards,
Gareth

[luke_s]

Cant you just add another string to the new install?