Call this as a custom action just after CostFinalize in the immediate
sequence:
sub ConvertSlash()
   dim strInstallDir, strModifiedDir
   strInstallDir = Session.Property("INSTALLDIR")
   strModifiedDir = Replace(strInstallDir, "\", "/")
   Session.Property("SLASH_DIR") = strModifiedDir
end sub

In your custom action, reference the newly created property [SLASH_DIR], or
whatever you would like to call it.  INSTALLDIR is left intact so that
Windows Installer will play nicely with it and you have a new property to
work with in your custom actions.

Regards,
//aj

On 6/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I've run into a problem that sounds fairly simple to resolve, however,
I've been spinning my wheels on it for a while.

I've created a CustomAction that requires the install path parameter.
However, the string does not come across correctly in my arguments of
the exe because of the "\".  I need to set it to "/", but my wxs will
not recognize the path.

I've tried all of the following:

C:\Program Files\MyPath\ -- produces incorrect string in exe (C:\Program
Files\MyPath")
C:\\Program Files\\MyPath\\ -- produces incorrect string in exe
(C:\Program Files\MyPath")
C:/Program Files/MyPath/ -- produces error when running MyInstall.msi
(Could not access network location C:/Program Files/MyPath.)
[C:\Program Files\MyPath\] -- produces error when running MyInstall.msi
(Could not access network location [C:\Program Files\MyPath\].)


    <Property Id="INSTALLDIR">C:\Program Files\MyPath\</Property>

    <Binary Id="configupdater"
SourceFile="c:\temp\my_csharp_executable.exe" />

    <CustomAction
      Id="MyAction"
      ExeCommand="[mybinary] &quot;[INSTALLDIR]&quot;"
      BinaryKey="mybinary" Return="check" Execute="immediate"
      />

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
~mark

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