I'm back on task trying to resolve this 8.3 INSTALLDIR path issue, and I can get the path in question using the method Phil suggested, but I'm not certain how to use that to set the environment variable.
As far as I understand, I cannot install a component after InstallFinalize, and I had to run my CA after InstallFinalize so that the directory has been created. Therefore I can't use an Environment element, nor can I find anything in the Windows API to let me do it in a CA. So I'm assuming I'm missing something in regards to the Windows Installer, or something in the Windows API doc. Chris -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:53 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to get 8.3 path for INSTALLDIR If you do this with code, C++, the GetShortPathName API works on directories. You'd do this after the directory has in fact been created. Phil Wilson ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:48 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] How to get 8.3 path for INSTALLDIR I'm trying to set an environment variable to be the value of INSTALLDIR, but I need it to be the 8.3 style path. I saw an old mailing list thread about this topic that Rob responded to with: >You could always just use "[!FileId]" to get the short name of a file. This thread was in the context of WiX 3.0, however. When I try to do this with WiX 2.0, my environment variable ends up unset. Is this a WiX 3 specific feature? --Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
