Joe, My setup has INSTALLDIR property inside the UI section itself rather than on own, like this....
<UI> ... <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" /> ... <\UI> And this works fine for me. Can't hurt to try it. Chris On 08/04/2011 10:57 AM, Joe Tilley wrote: > I'm using WixUI_InstallDir as the installer UI, and it pops up with my > INSTALLDIR as the default directory as it should, but when I type in a > different directory name into the text box, or browse to a different > directory, it doesn't seem to accept it. Even though it looks like you're > changing the install directory, it will always install to the default > INSTALLDIR directory. > > Here is my directory definition: > !--Define directory structure--> > <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> > <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder"> > <Directory Id="ManufacturerDirectory" > Name="$(var.ManufacturerDirectoryName)"> > <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="$(var.ProductName)"> > <Directory Id="ExtensionsDirectory" Name="Extensions" /> > <Directory Id="MultiConfigDirectory" Name="MultiConfig" /> > <Directory Id="UpgraderDirectory" Name="Upgrader" /> > </Directory> > </Directory> > </Directory> > > <Directory Id="DesktopFolder" /> > > <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" /> > </Directory> > > And the UI definition: > <!--Define a UI--> > <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir" /> > <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" /> > <WixVariable Id="WixUIBannerBmp" Value="Resources\banner.bmp" /> > <WixVariable Id="WixUIDialogBmp" Value="Resources\dialog.bmp" /> > > > It doesn't seem like there's a lot that can go wrong there. Am I missing > something? > > Thanks > _____________________________________ > > Joe Tilley > > FW Murphy > > Software Engineer > > Office > > (918) 317-4130 > > Email > > jtil...@fwmurphy.com > > > > > > > > “This message and any attachments may contain FW Murphy information > that is highly confidential, privileged, and exempt from > disclosure. Any recipient other than the intended recipient is > advised that dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of > this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > message in error, please notify the sender immediately, plus delete > the message and any backups.” > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. > Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. > Sessions, hands-on labs, demos& much more. Register early& save! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users