Is it possible to change only a part of INSTALLDIR?
Hello!
I've built a setup for a customer. It's finished now and I showed this setup to him as he had the wish that users can change the installation directory or drive.
My problem now is, that I need the last 2 subfolders everytime the same. Everything regarding the installation path can be changed, also the drive. But the 2 last folders are absolute!
Example:
Default INSTALLDIR is "%ProgramFiles%\STI\OTS\". If now a user wants to change the path to e.g. "D:\Software\" it should be automatically installed to "D:\Software\STI\OTS\". How can I do that?
I'm using WPS 7 by the way [;)]
This is my first post at this board and I hope I didn't miss something like introducing myself before posting or something like that.
I used the search a lot, but couldn't find anything. Same thing with google, etc
I've built a setup for a customer. It's finished now and I showed this setup to him as he had the wish that users can change the installation directory or drive.
My problem now is, that I need the last 2 subfolders everytime the same. Everything regarding the installation path can be changed, also the drive. But the 2 last folders are absolute!
Example:
Default INSTALLDIR is "%ProgramFiles%\STI\OTS\". If now a user wants to change the path to e.g. "D:\Software\" it should be automatically installed to "D:\Software\STI\OTS\". How can I do that?
I'm using WPS 7 by the way [;)]
This is my first post at this board and I hope I didn't miss something like introducing myself before posting or something like that.
I used the search a lot, but couldn't find anything. Same thing with google, etc
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Posted by:
jcarri06
15 years ago
Hi Viper,
Are you able to make your installation 3 directories deep rather than just 2? For example:
progfiles\whatever\STI\OTS
This would let you set your default directory to progfile\whatever so that even if the user changes a path, it will still apply the \STI\OTS to it.
If you're able to add this 3rd directory depth, would be quick and easy to do.
Are you able to make your installation 3 directories deep rather than just 2? For example:
progfiles\whatever\STI\OTS
This would let you set your default directory to progfile\whatever so that even if the user changes a path, it will still apply the \STI\OTS to it.
If you're able to add this 3rd directory depth, would be quick and easy to do.
Posted by:
viper20p
15 years ago
I found a method now to solve my problem. But it's not the best and I don't like it that much. I will describe it a bit:
I made a main feature. This one has no files, no regkeys and so on. It's just the main feature. It's directory to install is C.\Program Files\. Below this I made my sub-features. These contain my files and data. The installation directories of these subfeatures are C:\Program Files\STI\OTS\.
When I install my MSI like this, the "Destination" dialog will show up the path C:\Program Files\ to the user as default. You can change the path now to wherever you want to. And when you hit 'Install' all my files will be installed to the new choosen folder with subfolders ..\STI\OTS\.
Only thing I don't like is, that the user NEVER sees the whole path in the dialogs. When he browses to e.g. D:\Install\ and hits 'Install' it will be installed to D:\Install\STI\OTS\. When he chooses the path D:\Install\STI\ it will be installed to D:\Install\STI\STI\OTS.
Looks not that nice, but it's ok I think. Only thing I really don't like is that the user is not able to see the whole path in the dialog.
The way with my empty main-feature is my only solution until now.
Got anyone has any further suggestions for me?
Thanks in advcance!
Edit: To get this working, you need to change the directory parent of 'STI' to INSTALLDIR in the 'directory' table, not to ProgramFiles. And Program Files is the "default directory".
I made a main feature. This one has no files, no regkeys and so on. It's just the main feature. It's directory to install is C.\Program Files\. Below this I made my sub-features. These contain my files and data. The installation directories of these subfeatures are C:\Program Files\STI\OTS\.
When I install my MSI like this, the "Destination" dialog will show up the path C:\Program Files\ to the user as default. You can change the path now to wherever you want to. And when you hit 'Install' all my files will be installed to the new choosen folder with subfolders ..\STI\OTS\.
Only thing I don't like is, that the user NEVER sees the whole path in the dialogs. When he browses to e.g. D:\Install\ and hits 'Install' it will be installed to D:\Install\STI\OTS\. When he chooses the path D:\Install\STI\ it will be installed to D:\Install\STI\STI\OTS.
Looks not that nice, but it's ok I think. Only thing I really don't like is that the user is not able to see the whole path in the dialog.
The way with my empty main-feature is my only solution until now.
Got anyone has any further suggestions for me?
Thanks in advcance!
Edit: To get this working, you need to change the directory parent of 'STI' to INSTALLDIR in the 'directory' table, not to ProgramFiles. And Program Files is the "default directory".
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