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[seier]

Hello and Thanks in Advance to anyone who replies.  I would like to have my application added to the following in the following sections:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\IPNotify.EXE]
@="C:\\Program Files\\IPNotify\\IPNotify.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"IPNotify"="C:\\Program Files\\IPNotify\\IPNotify.exe"

I can figure out how to get windows installer to make all the keys all the way down those locations, but I don't know how to get the installer to populate the value to "installation folder"\IPNotify.exe.  What sort of keyword or constant does one enter to do that?  Please include as much detail as possible.  
Thanks a Zillion,
Christian blackburn

[Dave I]

Which software are using InstallShield Windows Installer or InstallShield Developer, or neither?

For ISWI, use either Configure The Target System->Registry to create the registry structure, Or Component->Registry Data.  

Right click, create a new value and populate it with [INSTALLDIR]IPNotify.exe, this will expand when built.

Do the same for your other registry entry.

A quicker way to create larger registry trees is to just export the branch from regedit.exe and then import it into installshield, again by right-clicking on the registry key in the registry view or right-clicking on "Registry Data" in the component route....then just simply ammend the hardcoded value to [INSTALLDIR]

Hope this helps,
Dave.

[seier]

Thanks Dave,  
I'm using the Windows Installer without InstallShield.   You don't happen to know if the [InstallDir] syntax still works directly in Visual InterDev.  Regardless I will give it a try in the morning.  

[seier]

Okay that didn't work.  I tried all sorts of combinations and nothing seemed to work.  I have inserted directly into the value field combinations, [INSTALLDIR]IPNotify.exe,[APPDIR]\IPNOTIFY.exe, %TARGETDIR%IPNOTIFY, and nothing seems to work.  Every time oddly enough the the IPNOTIFY.exe ending appears for my value, but I need it to populate with the complete path.  Any Ideas out there?    

[Ian Blake]

[#FileKey] where FileKey is a key in the file table expands  to the location of a file.

Why use AppPaths?  Get your apps to use MsiLocateComponent if they want to find bits of your product.  It will tell you if it is present and if its not you can call MsiGetProduct code and MsiInstallMissingComponnent to force a repair.

[seier]

And the Envelope Please:
Dave thanks for your help.  I did have to mess with it for some time after.  I mean I tried all sorts of syntax it would appear that the appropriate thing to do is:
"[TARGETDIR]IPNotify.exe" where "IPNotify.exe" is the name of my application.  If you'd like a screenshot of the end product follow this URL:
http://www.rawsacram...rist....ue.htm.  
Have a nice day everyone :).  Thank you all who replied.  

[seier]

The silly program screwed up my URL and put a period on it.    

http://www.rawsacramento.org/~christian/misc/How%20to%20plug%20the%20application%20directory%20into%20a%20registry%20value.htm