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[Pellepop]

Hi

What is the easiest way to read a value from a file that is in the same folder as the install.exe file? It can be a folder or CD.
The problem is that I must read a specially value from a file that is located on the CD (same folder as the install file). Sometimes the CD is copied to a network and its run from there.
In Wise Installer I could use %INST% (the same folder that it’s run from) but in Windows Installer its run from a temp folder under Windows.

Thanks

Pelle

[luke_s]

Try grabbing the SourceDir property, this by default contains the directory that the installation packaged resides in.

[luke_s]

Also, another way to find properties like this is to run the install with verbose logging, and have a scan through the property table dump at the end of the log file.