VS Setup Project...

[Blue Streak]

Hi, Folks.

I am trying to add [TARGETDIR] to the Environmental Variable %PATH
% for a console application written in C#.
I know the path for Win2k/XP is stored in the System Registry
under H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but all I seem to be able to do is replace
the %PATH% variable with the Registry Editor within the project. Does
anyone know how I can *append* to the path instead?
TIA...

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Read in the existing key to a string. Append your new path. Then write the
new value out to the registry key.

--
Andrew Faust
http://www.andrewfaust.com
"Blue Streak" wrote:

Hi, Folks.

I am trying to add [TARGETDIR] to the Environmental Variable %PATH
% for a console application written in C#.
I know the path for Win2k/XP is stored in the System Registry
under H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but all I seem to be able to do is replace
the %PATH% variable with the Registry Editor within the project. Does
anyone know how I can *append* to the path instead?
TIA...

[Blue Streak]

On Nov 6, 11:12 am, Andrew Faust <andrew [at] andrewfaust.comwrote:

Read in the existing key to a string. Append your new path. Then write the
new value out to the registry key.

--
Andrew Fausthttp://www.andrewfaust.com

"Blue Streak" wrote:

Hi, Folks.

I am trying to add [TARGETDIR] to the Environmental Variable %PATH
% for a console application written in C#.

I know the path for Win2k/XP is stored in the System Registry
under H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but all I seem to be able to do is replace
the %PATH% variable with the Registry Editor within the project. Does
anyone know how I can *append* to the path instead?

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Thanks, dude!

Sometimes it takes someone else to point out the obvious.

[Blue Streak]

On Nov 6, 11:40 am, Blue Streak <[e-mail]:

On Nov 6, 11:12 am, Andrew Faust <andrew [at] andrewfaust.comwrote:

Read in the existing key to a string. Append your new path. Then write the
new value out to the registry key.

--
Andrew Fausthttp://www.andrewfaust.com

"Blue Streak" wrote:

Hi, Folks.

I am trying to add [TARGETDIR] to the Environmental Variable %PATH
% for a console application written in C#.

I know the path for Win2k/XP is stored in the System Registry
under H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but all I seem to be able to do is replace
the %PATH% variable with the Registry Editor within the project. Does
anyone know how I can *append* to the path instead?

TIA...- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks, dude!

Sometimes it takes someone else to point out the obvious.- Hide quoted text -

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Spoke too soon...

How do you setup a variable in a Setup Project (MSI)?

[Blue Streak]

On Nov 6, 12:55 pm, Blue Streak <[e-mail]:

On Nov 6, 11:40 am, Blue Streak <[e-mail]:

On Nov 6, 11:12 am, Andrew Faust <andrew [at] andrewfaust.comwrote:

Read in the existing key to a string. Append your new path. Then write the
new value out to the registry key.

--
Andrew Fausthttp://www.andrewfaust.com

"Blue Streak" wrote:
Hi, Folks.

I am trying to add [TARGETDIR] to the Environmental Variable %PATH
% for a console application written in C#.

I know the path for Win2k/XP is stored in the System Registry
under H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but all I seem to be able to do is replace
the %PATH% variable with the Registry Editor within the project. Does
anyone know how I can *append* to the path instead?

TIA...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks, dude!

Sometimes it takes someone else to point out the obvious.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Spoke too soon...

How do you setup a variable in a Setup Project (MSI)?- Hide quoted text -

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Okay, I'm starting to look like an idiot...

But I found the answer!!!

1) In Visual Studio open the Registry Editor for the Setup Project
2) Create a path to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \
Control \ Session Manager \ Environment
3) Create a string value called "Path" with the value of "[%Path];
[TARGETDIR]"

[%Path] contains the existing environmental variable. This action
will *append* the Target Dir to it.