Changing TARGETDIR in Installer Class

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prash - 12 Apr 2005 13:01 GMT

Hi,

Please let me know the following.

How to access Installer properties like TARGETDIR or
INSTALLDIR in the Installer class.

How to set the TARGETDIR property programmatically in the
installer class so that I can change the TARGETDIR .
I am using VC++.NET.

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Phil Wilson - 12 Apr 2005 16:54 GMT

You can't change TARGETDIR in an installer class because that code runs just
about when the install is finished. It's too late. What do you want to set
it to? Something in the registry? There are other ways to set it early in
the setup.

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> Hi,
>
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> installer class so that I can change the TARGETDIR .
> I am using VC++.NET.

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prash - 13 Apr 2005 05:45 GMT

hi,
Thank you Phil.
I want to install my application in the location where another related
application has already installed.First i want to check where it is
installed
and set the TARGETDIR to that location(path).
Please tell me the other ways.
I am new to windows installer.
Could you reply as early as possible..
Post VC++.NET sample codes.
waiting for Your reply

With regards
pras

> You can't change TARGETDIR in an installer class because that code runs just
> about when the install is finished. It's too late. What do you want to set
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> > installer class so that I can change the TARGETDIR .
> > I am using VC++.NET.

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Phil Wilson - 13 Apr 2005 06:04 GMT

There's a "search target machine" that can do a registry search for a path
and set a property for a custom folder - that's an example of the usual way
to do this kind of thing. So where is this path you're looking for? In the
registry? Where was your installer class code going to get the location
from?

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> hi,
> Thank you Phil.
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>> > installer class so that I can change the TARGETDIR .
>> > I am using VC++.NET.

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prash - 18 Apr 2005 07:40 GMT

hi,
Since I am new to MSI in .net , i am not sure whether i should use
installer class to set TargetDir.
I am looking for path from the registry. How to access path in the
'search target machine'.

With regards
pras

> There's a "search target machine" that can do a registry search for a path
> and set a property for a custom folder - that's an example of the usual way
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> >> > installer class so that I can change the TARGETDIR .
> >> > I am using VC++.NET.

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prash - 18 Apr 2005 10:45 GMT

hi phil,
I get path c:\root\child2 from the registry ,but i want to install my
application at c:\root.
How can i do this(that path may be any thing,here i have taken just
for an example)
waiting for yor reply
with regards
Pras

> hi,
> Since I am new to MSI in .net , i am not sure whether i should use
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> > >> > installer class so that I can change the TARGETDIR .
> > >> > I am using VC++.NET.

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surmad - 18 May 2005 17:38 GMT

Hi Pras,

How you get Registry key value from 'search target machine'? How you
access it in launch condition?

I have similar situation like you.
I have to read registry key, get location of old installed software,
Add my files to that location and update some configuration files.

Can you give me details on how to do it?

Regards
Surmad

> *Hi,
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> installer class so that I can change the TARGETDIR .
> I am using VC++.NET. *

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surmad

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