Visual Studio Setup Project conditional if File Exists

Question

I have a Setup/Deployment Project for my Application and it outputs certain files (*.dll, *.dat) to the Application Folder.

I would like a condition to be set to che

Answer 1

You should just install the data file as a test to see what actually happens. The reason I say this is that Windows Installer will not overwrite files that have been changed after they were first installed. See this rule:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370531(v=vs.85).aspx

It seems to me you may need to do nothing at all.