Variable Notation

InstallAnywhere 2023 R1

Variables are referenced by a variable name. For instance, USER_INSTALL_DIR is the variable that specifies the folder to which the end user has selected to install files. You can set USER_INSTALL_DIR if you want to change the default location where files are installed.

InstallAnywhere variables are of the form $NAME$. To get the value of a variable, use the notation $NAME$, as in $USER_INSTALL_DIR$. Technically, the dollar sign ($) notation means “substitute the value of the variable here.” For simplicity in this document, the dollar sign notation is used throughout.