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How to enhance what I did (simple install)?
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15/11/2003 23:58:45
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
InstallShield
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00847192
Message ID:
00852411
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FWIW, I hate software that imposes a specific installation directory on me. Vendors can do whatever they want under the installation directory but I want to be able to pick that directory. I'm very specific about some things. ;-)

Regards.

>>>Installshield Express 3.5, VFP 8.
>>>
>>>I got an install working. I still have one problem.
>>>
>>>I can hard code where the application is to be installed, i.e. c:\fo;lder-name. What I meed to do is permit user to change the drive but not "folder-name" is that possible? If so how?
>>
>>I haven't seen a way to do this with either the limited or full version of ISX. Perhaps it could be done with DevStudio which has InstallScript.
>>
>>Why is the directory name so important? Have you hard coded pathing into your application?
>
>At the very least I want to be able to prompt for destination drive.
>
>Only reason for hard codeing folder name is to have a consistant place to look when users call with problesm.
Larry Miller
MCSD
LWMiller3@verizon.net

Accumulate learning by study, understand what you learn by questioning. -- Mingjiao
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