Thanks Scott for your endorsement. I'll go with the first one as well then, as I know that we only support version 7.2 (for the time being).
Best wishes, Jakob. On 10/31/07, Scott Prentice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jakob... > > I've always used the first one .. > HKLM\Software\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.2\FMHome .. (assuming that you know the > version you're looking for ahead of time). If you want to know the > "current" version, use hte second one .. > HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App > Paths\Path\FrameMaker.exe\Path > > Cheers, > > ...scott > > Scott Prentice > Leximation, Inc. > www.leximation.com > +1.415.485.1892 > > > > Jakob Fix wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am preparing an update installer to be deployed by authors in my > > organisation. The update contains mainly updated EDDs and other > > supporting files and will be copied to the Structure subdirectory. > > > > I need to determine the location of where FrameMaker has been > > installed, as not all authors have the same directory structure, so I > > can't presume that FrameMaker will always be in C:\Program > > Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.2. > > > > So, I think the location of where FrameMaker has been installed is > > available somewhere in the registry (yes, this is Windows). However, > > searching for the string "Adobe\FrameMaker7.2" yielded several > > results. Here are my candidates: > > > > HKLM\Software\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.2\FMHome > > HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Path > > HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders > > HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{...-...-....}\InstallLocation > > (where the string in between { and } is some kind of unique identifier. > > > > I would be grateful for advice which key to choose as I am not sure > > which one is the most reliable. > > > > Thank you. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.