Re: [WiX-users] Can't find property for current user's home directory

2009-05-29 Thread Dominik Guder
bmahf wrote: Yeah, the 3rd party software is TortoiseHg. I have a program I need it to use in certain circumstances. I'd think these guys would know not to do this, and since they are so big and so widely used, it would be easier for me just to fix this on my end. I'll have to put a

Re: [WiX-users] Can't find property for current user's home directory

2009-05-28 Thread bmahf
Thanks for the reply. I had already looked in MSDN before posting. I found the link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(VS.85).aspx. As far as I can tell this is the full list of properties for Windows Installer. Is this the list you are talking about? There is nothing in this

Re: [WiX-users] Can't find property for current user's home directory

2009-05-28 Thread Rob Mensching
Sure, there is a way to get to the folder. The Windows Installer may not make it easy since, IIRC, applications are not supposed to put files there. In this case, you'll have to write a CustomAction or tell the 3rd party to stop doing things that are not recommended. Under the

Re: [WiX-users] Can't find property for current user's home directory

2009-05-28 Thread bmahf
in with them too, but for now, I need to get this going. Thanks for the help... Bruce Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:10:27 -0700 From: ml-user+181086-329500...@n2.nabble.com To: bm...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Can't find property for current user's home directory Sure, there is a way to get

[WiX-users] Can't find property for current user's home directory

2009-05-27 Thread bmahf
Hi all, I have been searching hi and low, and I can't find anywhere where a property is given for C:\Documents and Settings\user. I know there must be such a property, since I have seen installers write files to this folder. Does anyone know of it? PersonalFolder refer to C:\Documents and

Re: [WiX-users] Can't find property for current user's home directory

2009-05-27 Thread Bob Arnson
bmahf wrote: I have been searching hi and low, and I can't find anywhere where a property is given for C:\Documents and Settings\user. Take a look at System Folder Properties in the MSI SDK but it probably won't be there: **CSIDL_PROFILE** (FOLDERID_Profile) *Version 5.0*. The user's