Software Deployment

yes. session.property. cheers!

thanks!

your probably better of using


session.targetpath

ORIGINAL: jmcfadyen

your probably better of using


session.targetpath




so i won't need to set INSTALLDIR?

targetpath is used to set Directories (perhaps you get a similar result from both) . You mentioned you wanted to set a property by my "guess" is this is really a directory.

i'm trying to change the INSTALLDIR from a few conditions that could occur in our environment. i'm using this line, with text modified from the conditions;

Session.Property("INSTALLDIR") = text

but the package keeps installing at the same place, the property is changed but my MSI doesn't seem to get it.

if i run a command line with INSTALLDIR="some directory", it works well.

can you please tell me where i need to put my CA in the installation sequence? maybe that will fix my problem.

thanks!

Try it between CostFinalize and InstallInitialize in ExecuteImmediate.

Does your packaging tool have a debugger that you can use to step through the actions?

ORIGINAL: VBScab

Try it between CostFinalize and InstallInitialize in ExecuteImmediate.



same thing, the property is not set at installation time.

my vbs works, i have a msgbox to show me that the directory is what i'm expecting it to be but the debugger shows the variable is not changing.

any other suggestion please?

thanks for helping me!

Wait a second....I just noticed that you haven't followed John's advice, viz. to use Session.TargetPath:

Session.TargetPath("INSTALLDIR") = "C:\PathToInstallTo"

ORIGINAL: VBScab

Wait a second....I just noticed that you haven't followed John's advice, viz. to use Session.TargetPath:

Session.TargetPath("INSTALLDIR") = "C:\PathToInstallTo"
Don't forgett the trailing backslash!

Session.TargetPath("INSTALLDIR") = "C:\PathToInstallTo\"

i have missed it as well *blush*

i just tried it and it ain't working either.

so far i have tried changing rootdrive & installdir, with session.property or session.targetpath but i'm not able to install into the D: drive.

what else can i try?

thanks!

Edited. already answered above.