To anyone who is willing and able to help me!
I have developed a Windows application in VB .NET and wish to deploy it from
a CD using a typical install program. I have created a deployment project
in VS .NET, and all works as expected, except for one thing.
The requirement is that I need to record the folder selected by the user
during install as where the VB program application will be installed to,
into the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\Software\[Manufacturer]\InstallPath.
I have entered [TARGETDIR] into the Value field of a registry key I created
in the Registry Editor (within the set up project). But alas, when compiled
and executed, the literal string [TARGETDIR] is stored rather than the
actual folder name!
Surely I am not the first person who has this problem or needs this
requirement?
Kindest Regards
Brent
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I know the install project in VS.NET is very limiting. You might try
creating a custom action that will take that path and add it to the
registry.
"Brent Shire" <br***@softpac. biz> wrote in message
news:uQ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... To anyone who is willing and able to help me!
I have developed a Windows application in VB .NET and wish to deploy it
from a CD using a typical install program. I have created a deployment project
in VS .NET, and all works as expected, except for one thing.
The requirement is that I need to record the folder selected by the user
during install as where the VB program application will be installed to,
into the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\Software\[Manufacturer]\InstallPath.
I have entered [TARGETDIR] into the Value field of a registry key I
created in the Registry Editor (within the set up project). But alas, when
compiled and executed, the literal string [TARGETDIR] is stored rather than the
actual folder name!
Surely I am not the first person who has this problem or needs this
requirement?
Kindest Regards
Brent
Thank you for the suggestion. I created a custom action that calls a small
VB program I wrote, which accepts a command line argument (from the
Installer which passes the install folder via the [TARGETDIR] value as an
argument to the command line) and the small VB program then retrieves the
command line argument and updates the registry accordingly.
I am a happy chappy now :-)
"Peter Rilling" <pe***@nospam.r illing.net> wrote in message
news:ur******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P10.phx.gbl... I know the install project in VS.NET is very limiting. You might try
creating a custom action that will take that path and add it to the
registry.
"Brent Shire" <br***@softpac. biz> wrote in message
news:uQ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... To anyone who is willing and able to help me!
I have developed a Windows application in VB .NET and wish to deploy it
from a CD using a typical install program. I have created a deployment
project in VS .NET, and all works as expected, except for one thing.
The requirement is that I need to record the folder selected by the user
during install as where the VB program application will be installed to,
into the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\Software\[Manufacturer]\InstallPath.
I have entered [TARGETDIR] into the Value field of a registry key I
created in the Registry Editor (within the set up project). But alas, when
compiled and executed, the literal string [TARGETDIR] is stored rather than the
actual folder name!
Surely I am not the first person who has this problem or needs this
requirement?
Kindest Regards
Brent
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