Use LocalAppDataFolder (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa369768.aspx) not AppDataFolder (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367565.aspx)
Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Zhou, Lei [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 26 March 2010 16:55 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] How do I create a folder under AppData/Local? My application creates a data folder under a user's AppData/Local (Win7/Vista, XP: Local Settings\Application Data). I have the following in WiX, <Directory Id="AppDataFolder" Name="AppDataFolder"> <Directory Id="MYDATA_ROOT" Name="myAppData"> <Component Id="MYDATA_ROOT" Guid="DB80A786-0529-4eb5-9348-0A99EA12F919" > <RegistryKey Action="none" Key="dummy" Root="HKCU" > <RegistryValue Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" /> </RegistryKey > <CreateFolder /> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> My application would actually create the directory if it does not exist. But I want the uninstaller to remove it therefore I put it in the installer. Checking the log, I found out that the above snippet created myAppData folder under AppData/Roaming instead of AppData/Local. Could someone please tell me how to correct this? Thank you in advance. Louis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
