Ah, WiX to the rescue.. thanks for that.
Now, it seems these are just standard properties.. so I don't use them like
Directory Ids, right?
The docs don't seem to have an example of using the WixQueryOsDirs
properties.
I.e. do I use:
<Directory Id="whatEverIWant" Name="%WIX_DIR_COMMON_DOCUMENTS%">
or
<Directory Id="WIX_DIR_COMMON_DOCUMENTS">
Thanks,
Scott
On Jan 22, 2008 5:07 PM, Mike Dimmick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you link with the WixUtilExtension in WiX v3.0, you can use the
> WIX_DIR_COMMON_DOCUMENTS property. See the topic "OSInfo custom actions" in
> WiX.chm.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mike Dimmick
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Scott Palmer
> *Sent:* 22 January 2008 21:32
> *To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> *Subject:* [WiX-users] Is there a directory property
> forCSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS ?
>
>
>
> I'm trying to make some changes to play nice on Vista... Currently our
> product has several folders that it places under Program Files, e.g.:
>
> C:\Program Files\Company\Product\Data_A
>
> C:\Program Files\Company\Product\Data_B
>
> C:\Program Files\Company\Product\Data_C
>
>
>
> The purpose of these folders was to store documents that the user would
> load and possibly modify, as well as saving new doucments that they create..
> such that they are shared for all users of "Product"
>
> In some cases the files in these folders are made available via the
> application UI by choosing them from a combo box. In other cases they are
> selected with a Open File dialog.
>
>
>
> Vista isn't happy about putting files under the Program Files folder
> though. (Which isn't going to serve the purpose MS thinks it will - but
> whatever.)
>
>
>
> So I was going to relocate all of the file to *CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA*
> \Company\Product\Data*
>
> It seemed like the right place for the files - and I still think it is the
> right place for *some* of the files, but sadly *CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA* is a
> hidden folder and so the open file dialogs aren't going to show it and the
> users won't be able to browse to there - if they happen to broswe out of the
> default folder.
>
>
>
> That lead me to think that the right place for some of those data folder
> was under the folder for CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS .. but I can't see a way to
> install any files there via MSI.
>
>
>
> The some of the data will be machine specifc, so I don't want it to
> "roam". Most of the data will be shared amoung all users of the
> application, so I want to avoid having things end up in "My Documents".
>
>
>
> What are my options? Have I overlooked the correct location?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Scott
>
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