Help needed Urgently with MSI

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Vishal Rastogi - 30 Jun 2004 02:49 GMT

Hello,

I have the following code in evc++ and I'm trying to create a MSI (following the example on msdn, with a few changes). The file gets compiled fine and works like a charm if I run in on its own from the directory where all the ini files reside.

I then put the exe as an "Install" custom action in the MSI Setup Project, with no line arguments. When I run the MSI the exe actually runs from c:\windows\system32 and therefore fails to load the ini files. i want it to run from the application folder. Is there any way I can change the custom action or the code below for it to function properly?

    //Start ActiveSync with the given of default .ini file as a parameter
        char currentDirectory[MAX_PATH];
        ::GetCurrentDirectory(MAX_PATH, currentDirectory);
        char iniPath[MAX_PATH];
        strcpy(iniPath, "\"");
        strcat(iniPath, currentDirectory);
        strcat(iniPath, "\\setup.ini\"");
        strcat(iniPath, " ");
        strcat(iniPath, "\"");
        strcat(iniPath, currentDirectory);
        strcat(iniPath, "\\setup1.ini\"");
        _execl(strActuveSyncPath, strActuveSyncPath, iniPath, NULL);

    return 0;
}

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"Ilya Tumanov [MS]" - 30 Jun 2004 22:01 GMT

The best way to solve the problem is to call CEAPPMGR.EXE directly without
using any wrappers.

To do so you'll need to search for CEAPPMGR.EXE path in registry
(HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\CEAPPMGR.EXE).
If found, execute a custom action of type 1138 with source set to property
which contains a CEAPPMGR path and target set to full path to ini file.

If you have to use wrapper for some reason, you have to provide full path
to ini file.

Best regards,

Ilya

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> I have the following code in evc++ and I'm trying to create a MSI (following the example on msdn, with a few changes). The file gets compiled

fine and works like a charm if I run in on its own from the directory where
all the ini files reside.

> I then put the exe as an "Install" custom action in the MSI Setup Project, with no line arguments. When I run the MSI the exe actually runs

from c:\windows\system32 and therefore fails to load the ini files. i want
it to run from the application folder. Is there any way I can change the
custom action or the code below for it to function properly?

>     //Start ActiveSync with the given of default .ini file as a parameter
>         char currentDirectory[MAX_PATH];
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>     return 0;
> }

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