I have an installer that have to install to a specific directory. I find the directory (absolute path) using Custom Code and setting a variable to it $MY_ROOT_DIR$ In the IA IDE, I want to set the Default Install Folder (see attached picture).
Is there a better way than using a $USER_MAGIC_FOLDER_XX$? It's not very clean because the magic folder must not be set.
How the magic folders can be set? Is it possible from the IDE or only through the API in a custom code?
I have an installer that have to install to a specific directory. I find the directory (absolute path) using Custom Code and setting a variable to it $MY_ROOT_DIR$ In the IA IDE, I want to set the Default Install Folder (see attached picture).
Is there a better way than using a $USER_MAGIC_FOLDER_XX$? It's not very clean because the magic folder must not be set.
How the magic folders can be set? Is it possible from the IDE or only through the API in a custom code?
Thanks,
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Usually you choose Programs Folder on Windows platforms (that should correspond to C:\Program Files) Is there a special need for having the default install in another magic folder?
pv7721 wrote: Usually you choose Programs Folder on Windows platforms (that should correspond to C:\Program Files) Is there a special need for having the default install in another magic folder?
Yes the need is because the previous software can be installed anywhere 😉 Not only in C:\Program Files or D:\Program Files but M:\ as well.
On Windows I have to access (and therefore assign values to $USER_MAGIC...)special folders like "common documents" or "common desktop". These can be retrieved by a "SHGetFolderPath()" API call whith appropriate CSIDL_xxx value. Is it possible in IA2009?
