Installation path query

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D Wigg - 30 Aug 2005 10:05 GMT

Hi,

If the user chooses a different installation path from the usual offered
(C:\Program Files\....) does the PDWizard save this new path in the
Registry?

If so, where?

(I'm sure I should be able to locate the answer to this myself somewhere in
the documentation, but I can't find it. Sorry!)

TIA

David

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Jan Hyde - 30 Aug 2005 12:12 GMT

"D Wigg" <dnwigg@blueyonder.co.uk>'s wild thoughts were
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>Hi,
>
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>(I'm sure I should be able to locate the answer to this myself somewhere in
>the documentation, but I can't find it. Sorry!)

More to the point why would you need to know?

I don't care where the user installs my apps. Any folders I
create are in the app path so my code will always work.

Jan Hyde (VB MVP)

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D Wigg - 30 Aug 2005 18:03 GMT

Hi,

OK, so I've realised the question is silly, so....
(I wanted to put sub directories under the app. directory, but of course I
don't have to refer to them absolutely do I?.)

Perhaps the next bit is less silly...

I can read a registry key value if it has a name, but what if it is a
(default) key?
What key name do I pass to the API please? I am using 'RegOpenKeyEx'

David

> "D Wigg" <dnwigg@blueyonder.co.uk>'s wild thoughts were
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Jan Hyde - 31 Aug 2005 08:55 GMT

"D Wigg" <dnwigg@blueyonder.co.uk>'s wild thoughts were
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>Hi,
>
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>(default) key?
>What key name do I pass to the API please? I am using 'RegOpenKeyEx'

I'm still not clear why you want to read the registry

Are you aware of the App object in VB?

In particular App.Path?

Armed with this you can know where all your subdirectories
are.

J

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D Wigg - 31 Aug 2005 09:49 GMT

Jan,

No, I wasn't aware of this command. It DOES do all I need, thanks very much!
I'm still curious about the registry however........

Dave

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