I don't believe services have a configurable working directory. There's nothing in the CreateService or ChangeServiceConfig(2) APIs to specify one. I think you'd probably have to configure it yourself somewhere (like a WiX registry value of [TARGETDIR]) and use SetCurrentDirectory or equivalent.
Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Dario Griffo [mailto:dariogri...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 1:30 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Change the default startup directory for a service installed with wix - More info added Here is the code that I'm using. The problem is that the service starts but in the service I try to read a class in Common.dll using reflection, and before doing that if I print the execution directory is C:\Windows\System32 but the .exe is in my desired directory C:\Program FIles\My Name\ModName\AppName <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> <Directory Id="CompanyName" Name="MyName"> <Directory Id="ModuleName" Name="ModName"> <Directory Id="ApplicationName" Name="AppName"> <Component Id="MyService" Guid="1b6d9bbd-6a90-4eee-9638-b22188a5b828"> <File Id="Service.exe" Name="Service.exe" Source="Source\Service.exe" KeyPath="yes" /> <File Id="Common_dll" Name="Common.dll" Source="Source\Common.dll" /> </Component> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> </Directory> -- Darío Griffo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail is confidential and may well also be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. This email comes from a division of the Invensys Group, owned by Invensys plc, which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Group, please go to http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. You may contact Invensys plc on +44 (0)20 7821 3848 or e-mail inet.hqhelpd...@invensys.com. This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
