Can I do a registry search on a server to check if a program has been
installed? I want to be able to create shortcuts on the local machine to
the executable located on the server. If I do a registry search from the
machine that I loaded the original file on it works because the registry
value is located on my machine, however if I go to another machine to make
it point to the same executable, it will not work because it will not find
the registry value. Please help..
Also, how can I append the shortcut to the executable where it will not
remove the executable it is linked to on the server upon uninstall?
Some code fragments:
<Property Id="INSTALLDIR">Property Id="INSTALLDIR">
<RegistrySearch Id="BirdDogRegistery" Type='raw' Root='HKLM'
Key='Software\BirdDog\Web Manager' Name='InstallDir' />
</Property>
<Property Id="FILEEXISTS">
<DirectorySearch Id="CheckFileDir" Path="[INSTALLDIR]" Depth="10">
<FileSearch Id="CheckFile" LongName="BirdDogWM.exe" />
</DirectorySearch>
</Property> Key='Software\BirdDog\Web Manager' Name='InstallDir' />
.....
<!-- (This is where I am having to pretty much recreate the executable
which will remove it when it uninstalls. Trying something different, that
is why is commented out)
<Component Id='MainExecutable'
Guid='{00A641EA-7099-4e45-B952-2692C3772677}'>
<File Id='BirdDogWMEXE' Name='BirdDog.exe' LongName='BirdDogWM.exe'
DiskId='1' Source='BirdDogWM.exe' Vital='yes'>
<Shortcut Id="startmenuBirdDog" Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
Name="BirdDog" Advertise="no" LongName="Web Manager"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="WebManager.exe" IconIndex="0" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopWebManager" Directory="DesktopFolder"
Name="BirdDog" Advertise="no" LongName="Web Manager"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="WebManager.exe" IconIndex="0" />
</File>
</Component>
-->
<Component Id='FileLink' Guid='{4D3AB1D9-9138-47db-A932-A404F3D24EBD}'>
<File Id='BirdDogWMEXE' Name='BirdDog.exe' LongName='BirdDogWM.exe'
DiskId='1' Source='[FILEEXISTS]' Vital='yes'>
<Shortcut Id="startmenuBirdDog" Directory="ProgramMenuDir"
Name="BirdDog" Advertise="no" LongName="Web Manager"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="WebManager.exe" IconIndex="0" />
<Shortcut Id="desktopWebManager" Directory="DesktopFolder"
Name="BirdDog" Advertise="no" LongName="Web Manager"
WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon="WebManager.exe" IconIndex="0" />
</File>
</Component>
....
The FILEEXISTS option is not working when I use the command Light.exe. I
get the error: File of type 'File' with name '[FILEEXISTS]' could not be
found.
I know it is in the specified directory though.
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