Yes, I like Raymond Chen's blog :) Like the original poster, I just found that the documented method wasn't actually working for me.
Rob Rob Mensching wrote: > Understood. > > My point was that unorthodox methods for doing things that are naturally > supported via specifically documented means can create support burdens for > either your application or the platform that supports your application. > > Raymond Chen is one of the more popular historians of such things. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Hamflett [mailto:r...@snsys.com] > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 01:00 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to reference a system environment variable? > > Rob Mensching wrote: >> And what are you going to do when there is a support issue? > > My point was that it works, not that I've been lucky. > > Rob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rob Hamflett [mailto:r...@snsys.com] >> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 03:01 >> To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to reference a system environment variable? >> >> As horrible as it may be, I've been reading system environment values out of >> SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment for about 4 >> years now and there haven't >> been any support issues (both XP and Vista). I don't use this for setting >> values though. I use the >> normal Environment WiX element. >> >> Rob >> >> Yan Sklyarenko wrote: >>> He-he, nope, this references the local TEMP as well, I've tried this. >>> I've also browsed the forums for this info, and the best approach I've >>> found so far is to search the system registry for the key >>> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment, and >>> the value TEMP underneath. >>> >>> This works for me, but maybe others know about the drawbacks of this >>> approach? I would really like to know if there's any. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> -- Yan >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@wonderware.com] >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:29 PM >>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] How to reference a system environment variable? >>> >>> The MSI way to get this would be [%TEMP] (formatted type in Windows >>> Installer) so you just need to get that in your WiX source somewhere. >>> >>> Phil Wilson >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Yan Sklyarenko [mailto:y...@sitecore.net] >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:07 AM >>> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. >>> Subject: [WiX-users] How to reference a system environment variable? >>> >>> Hello WiX community, >>> >>> That's a really newbie question. >>> >>> I need to set permissions to the TEMP folder, the one stated in the >>> system TEMP environment variable. >>> I was trying this way: >>> >>> <!-- Setting permissions to the environment Temp folder --> >>> <DirectoryRef Id="TempFolder"> >>> <Component DiskId="1" Id="TempComp" >>> Guid="{YOURGUID-GOES-HERE-B106-B9D9705E01D7}" Permanent="yes"> >>> <CreateFolder> >>> <util:PermissionEx ... /> >>> </CreateFolder> >>> </Component> >>> </DirectoryRef> >>> >>> But this way it references the user-specific TEMP variable, the one >>> under Documents & Settings. >>> >>> Could you please point me to the right direction? >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- Yan >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------ >>> Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with >>> Adobe(R)AIR(TM) >>> software. 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