Re: [WiX-users] Dynamically grab directory value

2007-08-17 Thread Gareth at Serif
You can also avoid making the directory into a global property by using [$component_name] to evaluate the full path to where a component is installed to in the same way that Rob suggests [#field] fo evaluate the location of a file. Cheers, Gareth Rob Hamflett wrote: > > Rob's suggestion is i

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamically grab directory value

2007-08-16 Thread Rob Hamflett
Rob's suggestion is if you want to get info about the system so you can change properties in your installation at runtime. It sounds though, like you want to get the information about the current state of the installer. Directory IDs can be treated the same as properties, so you can get the

Re: [WiX-users] Dynamically grab directory value

2007-08-16 Thread Rob Mensching
RegistrySearch, DirectorySearch or ComponentSearch seems like it'll do what you want. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Greenberg Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:48 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Dynamicall