The default install directory for an install is usually set internally by the MSI, setting the default folder with a set property custom action. Your question implies that you don't know what your MSI would do if it was deployed outside of Burn. If the MSI's path locations aren't properly managed you may see some odd behavior in maintenance mode, patches, adding features etc. That's what I think Phill is getting at with the "remember property pattern in the msi" comment. --------------- Phil Wilson
On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Phill Hogland <phogl...@rimage.com> wrote: > Consider using ProgramFiles6432Folder to initialize the burn variable. > http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/bundle/bundle_built_in_variables.html > > When the chain needs to install both 32 bit apps and 64 bit drivers on a 64 > bit system then I define two burn variables InstallFolder and > InstallFolder64, initialized appropriately and passed to the packages which > need the 64 bit path. But that does not sound like what you need. > > Also use the Overridable="yes" attribute on the Variable element to allow > your BA to modify that path, or a user to pass in that variable on the > command line (depending on you ba implementation). You can also use the > Persist attribute to have burn persist the value, but you may prefer to > implement a remember property pattern in the msi. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/Burn-setting-InstallFolder-depending-32-64-bit-tp7594661p7594665.html > Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
