(I'm not the original questioner, but I DO have questions that apply to this.)
1) What do I do when I want to default to a specific directory if ARPINSTALLLOCATION wasn't written by the original MSI? 2) How do I block that RegistrySearch from occuring when I'm not upgrading? --Curtis Jewell On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:04 -0500, "Alex Ivanoff" <alex.ivan...@shavlik.com> wrote: > ARPINSTALLLOCATION is stored in the resitry, so you can do something like > this: > > <UpgradeVersion Minimum=" your_min_version " > IncludeMinimum="yes" > Maximum="your_max_version" > IncludeMaximum="no" > Property="OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED" /> > > ... > > <Property Id="INSTALLDIR"> > <RegistrySearch Id="InstallDir" Root="HKLM" > > Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[OLDERVERSIONBEINGUPGRADED]" > Name="InstallLocation" Type="raw" /> > </Property> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wilson, Phil [mailto:phil.wil...@invensys.com] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 14:53 > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Save and reuse previous InstallDir > > The good thing about ARPINSTALLLOCATION is that you anybody can call > MsiGetProductInfo (,.....INSTALLPROPERTY_INSTALLLOCATION..) or equivalent > to get the location. > > The bad thing about ARPINSTALLLOCATION is that you have to call > MsiGetProductInfo (,.....INSTALLPROPERTY_INSTALLLOCATION..) or equivalent > to get the location. > > It can be easier to use a registry item to store the install location > ([TARGETDIR] or [INSTALLDIR]) because then you can do an AppSearch for it > and not need to write any code. > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Kehl [mailto:t.k...@ppsoftware.ch] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 12:39 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Save and reuse previous InstallDir > > Hi Pally > > Thank you for your help. I have this now in my wix-script and the > InstallLocation will be set in the registry. But I don't know, what I > have to do, that it will be reused when I do an update. > Can you help me about this one more time? - Thanks. > > Thomas > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Pally Sandher [mailto:pally.sand...@iesve.com] > Gesendet: Montag, 29. März 2010 18:22 > An: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Betreff: Re: [WiX-users] Save and reuse previous InstallDir > > What Alex means is you can set the ARPINSTALLLOCATION property > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367589.aspx) to do that for > you using a type 51 custom action. The following code should work for > you Thomas: > > <CustomAction Id="SetARPInstallLoc" Property="ARPINSTALLLOCATION" > Value="[INSTALLDIR]" /> > > <InstallExecuteSequence> > <Custom Action="SetARPInstallLoc" Before="RegisterProduct" /> > </InstallExecuteSequence> > > That will (should) set the "InstallLocation" value under > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{ > YOUR-PRODUCT-GUID} > > Good Luck. > > Palbinder Sandher > Software Deployment & IT Administrator > T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 > F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 > > http://www.iesve.com > **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** > Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. 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