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[finding_this_difficult]

I wrote a script to change the INSTALLDIR based on certain parameters, however, when the install executes not all of the files are installed to the new location. The component in question has a dynamically linked folder and only the root files are being installed to the new location, all remaining folders and their files are being installed to the original install location.
To change INSTALLDIR I am doing:

msisetproperty(hMSI,"INSTALLDIR", "c:\newfolder");

The script gets executed by a custom action when the user selects a particular radio button.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
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[Stefan Krueger]

You would have to do this before CostFinalize (which isn't possible if you want to do it based on user input on a dialog because dialogs are displayed after CostFinalize).
I recommend using a custom action type 35 (Set a directory) which you can call after CostFinalize, e.g. as event from the Next button of that dialog (no need for InstallScript here). This type of custom action should propagate the change to subfolders (at least I think it does)