If you give the directory an ID with all uppercase letters, you can treat it as a property. This means you can use RegSearch or a custom action to get hold of the env var value, and then use a custom action to set the directory property to that value. Everything downstream of that directory then gets resolved correctly too.
Rob Jeff MacDuff wrote: > Does anyone else have a method to install to a directory that isn’t a > “named” directory? > > > > Surely I can somehow set the path based on environment variable? Is > there a expand method within wix? > > > > Thanks, > > JEff > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Jeff MacDuff > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 3:40 PM > *To:* Rob Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > Here is the log entry: > > > > MSI (c) (44:78) [13:58:30:775]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying ALLUSERS > property. Its current value is '2'. Its new value: '1'. > > > > *From:* Rob Mensching > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 3:39 PM > *To:* Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > What does your log file say the value for ALLUSERS is? If it isn’t 1, > then you’re not doing a per-machine install and you won’t get the “All > Users” profile to install into. > > > > *From:* Jeff MacDuff > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 15:26 > *To:* Rob Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > It should be per machine… is there a good way to tell? > > > > *From:* Rob Mensching > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 3:24 PM > *To:* Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > Jeff, are you doing a per-machine or a per-user install? > > > > *From:* Jeff MacDuff > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 15:14 > *To:* Rob Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > Looks /like //Windows SDK: KnownFolders.h/ has the list of folders. > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Jeff MacDuff > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 2:10 PM > *To:* Rob Mensching; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > No I don’t off the bat… but I know that users\public\pictures is one of em J > > > > I will send some offline email and see if I can dig it up… no promises. > > > > *From:* Rob Mensching > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 2:10 PM > *To:* Jeff MacDuff; Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* RE: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > I’ve been considering the need to create a standard CustomAction to > process all the new standard directories on Vista. It sounds like we’ll > need to do that. Jeff, do you have a pointer to the documentation that > points at all the new standard folders provided by the Vista shell? > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Jeff MacDuff > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 14:04 > *To:* Dana Gutride; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > Ok that worked, I now see all the propertys…. However there is no > property set for c:\users\public. > > > > So since there isn’t a MSI property I can latch on too… is there another > method? > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Dana Gutride > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 1:56 PM > *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > Try specifying l*v instead of lv. > > Dana > > On 11/27/06, *Jeff MacDuff* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Ok I ran the verbose install like this: > > > > msiexec /i foo.msi /lv foo.txt however I didn't see anything in the log > that shows all the propertys? I did look for the value ( > c:\users\public) but it wasn't listed at all. > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] *On Behalf Of *Dana > Gutride > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 1:16 PM > > > *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > My other idea: try a verbose install on vista (my vista vm isn't > running right now, or I'd try it for you). Take a look at the > properties at the end of the log, is the property you need in there > somewhere? You might be able to use it the same way. > > Dana > > On 11/27/06, *Jeff MacDuff* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > The problem is that it's not in the list. > > > > Users\public is new "common" directory introduced in Vista, it's there > on every install.. if my user name was joe I would also have users\joe > was well. > > > > The pubic folder contains music / docs / etc that all users inherit . > > > > Since it's not a "named" folder is there another way to expand the > variable? > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] *On Behalf Of *Dana > Gutride > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 12:03 PM > *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Subject:* Re: [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > Jeff: > > If it's in the following list, you can use it relatively easily. > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa372057.aspx > <http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa372057.aspx> > > The directory structure would look something like what is below (just > the beginning, you should be able to fill in the rest. > <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'> > <Directory Id='ProgramFilesFolder' Name='PFiles'> <<<<----------- > this is the important part, change the id to match what you find in the > msdn link above. > > Dana > > On 11/27/06, *Jeff MacDuff* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Any help? > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] *On Behalf Of *Jeff > MacDuff > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2006 7:22 AM > *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Subject:* [WiX-users] How to specify a envirorment variable dir > > > > I need to install some sample content into the %public%\pictures folder > on the target machine but I am unsure how to do this. > > > > How do I specify a environment variable path for a directory element? > > > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. 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