Setup.exe path access

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Hi All,

I installed my application setup (default windows installer of VS2005) with auto launch option, Some of my application data is present at setup folder location so i want to make my application intelligent enough to pick the data automatically while launch.

Is there any way to retrieve setup.exe path from where i started the installation process through code.

Thanks in advance,

vivek kulkarni · Answer

Hi, Please use the Customs action for your requirement. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368066(VS.85).aspx there are situations where the developer of an installation package finds it necessary to write a custom action. For example: You want to launch an executable during installation that is installed on the user's machine or that is being installed with the application. You want to call special functions during an installation that are defined in a dynamic-link library (DLL). You want to use functions written in the development languages Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition or Microsoft JScript literal script text during an installation. You want to defer the execution of some actions until the time when the installation script is being executed. You want to add time and progress information to a ProgressBar control and a TimeRemaining Text control. Thank you

Setup.exe path access

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