Using variables for Registry Values in a Setup Project

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BLH - 07 Oct 2004 14:19 GMT

Hi,

I have a VS.NET Setup Project. Using the Registry Editor I have added a
Registry Entry named "Installation Path".

Of course I do NOT want to hard code a value to this registry entry, because
a user could install my app into any folder they wish.

I want to use a variable for the Value Property of this registry entry so
that the value written to the registry during setup is the Application Path
that they chose.

How can I do this?

Ex: My registry entry will be:
HKLM\Software\CompanyABC\ProductName\Installation Path

I want to specify a variable for the value, like [Application Path]

During the installation of the app, I want the path where the user installed
it to be substituted for [Application Path] so it is written to the registry.

This should be very common and simple, but I don't find it in the docs.

Thanks,
BLH

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Girish Kumar - 07 Oct 2004 15:58 GMT

hope this will help u
Dim key As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Software", True)

'// Add one more sub key

Dim newkey As RegistryKey = key.CreateSubKey("LoginTest")

newkey.SetValue("UserId", value variable)

u can use set value for insertng values in sepcified location in registry

> Hi,
>
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> Thanks,
> BLH

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BLH - 07 Oct 2004 16:53 GMT

Hi Girish,

Thanks for your reply, but I don't want to know how to programmatically add
a registry key / value.

In a .NET Setup Package, I have a registry Key named "Installation Path". I
don't want to hard code a value like: "C:\MyApp", because the user might
install my application into any folder.

So my question is, during the installation I want the value of my
Installation Path key to be set to the directory where the user installed the
application. How do I do that? In my .NET Setup Package, how can I specify
a dynamic variable for a key, that gives me the application installation path
that the user has chosen?

Thanks,
BLH

> hope this will help u
> Dim key As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Software", True)
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> > Thanks,
> > BLH

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