InstallWizard Directory Specifiers
One of the biggest considerations in creating a setup is accounting for the
differences between the various target systems of your users. You have no way of
knowing where a particular user will want to install your application, nor even
where the main Windows and System directories are on that system.
For that reason, InstallWizard includes a set of directory specifiers which are
replaced by information about the user's system during the installation. They
are used whenever you need to express the location of a file after it has been
copied to the target system.
Note.: The "Default Destination Directory " will apper in the ' Choose
Destination Location Dialog '
Examples:
<Program Files> This specifier is replaced with the Program Files directory on
the target system (e.g. C:\PROGRAM FILES). In Windows 95, the Program Files
directory location is stored in the registry under the "ProgramFilesDir" value
name.
<Windows Directory> This specifier is replaced with the main Windows directory
on the target system (e.g. C:\WINDOWS).
<Shared DLLs> This specifier is replaced with the Windows System directory on
the target system (e.g. C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM). If the target machine is running
Windows NT, this specifier will indicate the SYSTEM32 directory if you have a
32-bit setup.
<Windows Disk> This specifier is replaced with the drive letter of the disk
containing the Windows directory (e.g. C:).
<Common Files Directory> This specifier is replaced with the Common Files
directory on the target system (e.g. C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES). In Windows
95, the Common Files directory location is stored in the registry under the "CommonFilesDir"
value name.
Directory Specifiers |
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<Program Files> | This property holds the full path to the current user's Program Files folder. |
<Shared DLLs> | This property holds the full path to the Windows system folder. |
<Windows Disk> | This property holds the volume of the Windows folder. It is set to the drive where Windows is installed. |
<Common Files Directory> | The value of this property is the full path to the Common Files folder for the current user. |
<Windows Directory> | This property holds the full path to the Windows folder. |
<Favorites Folder> | The FavoritesFolder property contains the full path to the Favorites folder for the current user. |
<Documents Folder> | |
<My Pictures Folder> | Full path to MyPicturesFolder, which is commonly located at C:\WINNT\Profiles\MyName\My Documents\My Pictures. |
<My Music Folder> | |
<Send To Folder> | This property holds the full path to the current user's SendTo folder. |
<Fonts Folder> | This property holds the full path to the Fonts folder. |