The only difference is one is named INSTALLDIR & the other is named INSTALLLOCATION.
It's the same as doing string xyz; string abc; It matters not which you choose just make sure you're consistently using the same one or you'll trip yourself up. MSDN page on Properties is -> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370889.aspx Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: michaelrepucci [mailto:mich...@repucci.org] Sent: 29 July 2010 19:29 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] difference between INSTALLDIR and INSTALLLOCATION Hi WiX users, I'm brand new to WiX and was just a bit confused about the difference between INSTALLDIR and INSTALLLOCATION. The WiX tutorial and samples seem to use INSTALLDIR as the Id of the Directory tag, but when I create a new WiX project in Visual Studio 2010, that value is automatically set to INSTALLLOCATION. Would somebody mind explaining the difference, and how/whether it matters which I choose? Links to documentation that explain the difference would be nice too. Thanks in advance! :) Michael -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/difference -between-INSTALLDIR-and-INSTALLLOCATION-tp5347798p5347798.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
