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‎Feb 19, 2008
10:24 AM
Use of SUPPORTDIR
My install creates a directory structure like
C:\Company
Product
fold1
fold2
fold3
In fold1-3 I add text files that says this text file can be removed.
The above directory structure appears in Disk1 (without the C:\ of course).
I have a Setup action just before the final "Finished" screen which runs a program named AutoCopy.exe. This, of course, is installed on Disk1 and referenced by [SUPPORTDIR]
Now the question. After Disk1 is created and before it is copied to a CD for install purposes, I plan on adding a whole series of files to folders fold1-3.
Can the AutoCopy program access these files by referencing
SUPPORTDIR\Company\Product\fold1 etc?
And if so, can the AutoCopy program just refer to App.Path since it's running in the SUPPORTDIR?
Galen
C:\Company
Product
fold1
fold2
fold3
In fold1-3 I add text files that says this text file can be removed.
The above directory structure appears in Disk1 (without the C:\ of course).
I have a Setup action just before the final "Finished" screen which runs a program named AutoCopy.exe. This, of course, is installed on Disk1 and referenced by [SUPPORTDIR]
Now the question. After Disk1 is created and before it is copied to a CD for install purposes, I plan on adding a whole series of files to folders fold1-3.
Can the AutoCopy program access these files by referencing
SUPPORTDIR\Company\Product\fold1 etc?
And if so, can the AutoCopy program just refer to App.Path since it's running in the SUPPORTDIR?
Galen
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‎Apr 10, 2008
02:13 PM
Files in DISK1 does not get moved to the target directory as default. I wasn't able to access DISK1 folder using VBscript. If you know how to access DISK1, I would write VBscript to copy all the files in DISK1 to INSTALLDIR using "Custom Actions".
I was only successful to access INSTALLDIR, which is target directory, but no luck with DISK1. I have been having this problem for a long time. If you know, please help me accessing DISK1 files.
I was only successful to access INSTALLDIR, which is target directory, but no luck with DISK1. I have been having this problem for a long time. If you know, please help me accessing DISK1 files.
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‎Apr 11, 2008
09:42 AM
The MSI property [SourceDir] often refers to the DISK1 folder, but that can depend on your build settings.
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