i did try that at first but it didn't work. it works if PRODUCTDIR is a simple string like "OtherFooDirName". but a full path like "D:\BlahDir\FooProg" does not get resolved correctly - just couldn't get it to work - i suspect this is because it can not be created under the specific parent (in case of your example it would typically be resolved to "C:\Program Files\D:\BlahDir\FooProg", which does not make sense - of course an install path from the UI does work, so my reasoning is probably wrong, now that i think about it...) i based my code a deak gabor jan's tutorial (there is a subsection dedicated to this), but that is for wix2, could this functioanlity have changed in w3? any thoughts (has anybody gotten something like this to work in w3, a working minimal sample, perhaps? :-) any ideas?
> You can use a Directory Id like a property. > E.g. You can have > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder" Name="PFiles"> > <Directory Id="PRODUCTDIR" Name="MyProduct"> > ... Components ... > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > You can then use a Custom Action (or I guess the RegSearch action directly) > to set PRODUCTDIR like > you would a normal property. All the child directories below it will also > get resolved as expected. > > Rob > > > Koloszar Jozsef wrote: >> hi, >> i'm trying to write an installer for an addon. the dumb way, but i have to. >> >> i'm reading the main install path of the main/parent app from registry. it >> is stored there as a full path string like "D:\Not Program >> Files\InstalledHereInstead\Foo App\" >> >> i read it using >> <Property Id="INSTALLDIR"> >> <RegistrySearch Id='mainprogdirsearch' Type='raw' >> Root='HKLM' Key='Software\Foo App\Setup Info' Name='locprogdir' /> >> </Property> >> and i'm guessing it gets read because a condition on INSTALLDIR is not >> triggered. >> >> but here's my problem: >> how do i then use this nice string path to actually specify the install >> location, that is otherwise and normally done by neatly nesting >> <Directory>-s one depth at the time ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
