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[Tyler Curtis]

To get a video to run off the CD, I use a string value
[SOURCEDIR]\Demos and set the path in the registry.

The [SOURCEDIR]\Demos resolves to (say) D:\Demos in the registry and the video runs from the CD ROM drive.

The problem is that when the repair option in the dialog is used, the drive letter 'D:\' disappears from the registry and I'm left with 'Demos'.

I have tried changing the case to [SourceDir] and have also tried using [SETUPEXEDIR]. Both enter the correct drive letter in the registry but the drive letter disappears after a repair.


Any suggestions?

[gstock]

SOURCEDIR only gets set during an install. It gets set by the ResolveSource action. If you try to run ResolveSource on anything other then an install, you will usually get a prompt asking for the CD media.

Instead of using SOURCEDIR get the value from the registry instead. Or if you don't need the value to repair the registry, jsut set a condition on that registry action to only be set during an install.

[Tyler Curtis]

> set a condition on that registry action to only be set during an install.

I'll go after it this way,

Thanks for the help!