InstallShield 2016 Express Edition
When you add files to your installation, you do so by placing them in a destination folder. The following predefined destination folders are provided by default in the Files view. Each one is dynamic, meaning that they do not rely upon hard-coded paths. Instead, the value for each destination folder is obtained from the operating system of the target machine.
Some predefined folders are hidden by default. For information on displaying hidden folders, see Displaying Predefined Folders in the Files View.
The following properties hold the fully qualified path to many of the folders on the end user’s system.
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Points to the folder where administrative tools are located. |
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This property holds the full path to the current user’s Application Data folder. By default, this property is none. |
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This is the full path to the folder containing application data for all users. A common path is: C:\ProgramData |
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CommonFiles64Folder |
The value of this property is the full path to the 64-bit Common Files folder. For information on installing to 64-bit locations on target systems, see Challenges of Supporting Both 32-Bit and 64-Bit Target Operating Systems. |
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The value of this property is the full path to the Common Files folder. |
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This property stores the destination for your installation’s database files. You can set the initial value for DATABASEDIR in the General Information view and end users can modify this value at run time in the Database Folder dialog—if you display the Change button. |
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This property is used to hold the full path to the Desktop folder for the current user. If the setup is being run for All Users, and the ALLUSERS property is set, the DesktopFolder property should hold the full path to the All Users desktop folder. |
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The FavoritesFolder property contains the full path to the Favorites folder for the current user. |
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This property holds the full path to the Fonts folder. |
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GlobalAssemblyCache |
This property contains the full path to the Global Assembly Cache (GAC). |
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This property stores the destination folder for your installation. You can set an initial value for INSTALLDIR in the General Information view. |
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This property stores the root directory of the Web server on a target system. If you are using IIS functionality in your installation project and you have added a Web site, then IISROOTFOLDER is automatically added. Note • All of the files that you add to the IISROOTFOLDER directory in the Files view are installed to the Web server’s root directory on the target machine. If IIS is not on the target machine, the files are copied to the root folder. |
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The location of locally stored application data. A typical value of this property is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local |
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This property holds the full path to the current user’s My Pictures folder. |
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This property holds the full path to the current user’s Personal folder. |
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PrimaryVolumePath |
This property is set to the path that is specified in the PRIMARYFOLDER property, which indicates the primary folder for the installation. |
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ProgramFiles64Folder |
This property holds the full path to the 64-bit Program Files folder. For information on installing to 64-bit locations on target systems, see Challenges of Supporting Both 32-Bit and 64-Bit Target Operating Systems. |
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This property holds the full path to the 32-bit Program Files folder. |
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This property is used to hold the full path to the Program menu for the current user. If the installation is being run for All Users, and the ALLUSERS property is set, the ProgramMenuFolder property should hold the full path to the All Users Programs menu. |
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This property holds the full path to the current user’s SendTo folder. |
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This property is used to hold the full path the Start menu folder for the current user. If the installation is being run for All Users, and the ALLUSERS property is set, the StartMenuFolder property should hold the fully qualified path to the All Users program menu. |
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This property is used to hold the full path to the Startup folder for the current user. If the setup is being run for All Users, and the ALLUSERS property is set, the StartupFolder property should hold the full path to the All Users program menu. |
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This property holds the full path to the folder containing the system’s 16-bit DLLs. |
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System64Folder |
This property holds the full path to the 64-bit Windows system folder. For information on installing to 64-bit locations on target systems, see Challenges of Supporting Both 32-Bit and 64-Bit Target Operating Systems. |
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This property holds the full path to the 32-bit Windows system folder. |
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This property holds the full path to the Temp folder. |
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This property holds the full path to the current user’s Templates folder. |
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This property holds the full path to the Windows folder. |
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This property holds the volume of the Windows folder. It is set to the drive where Windows is installed. |
InstallShield 2016 Express Edition Help LibraryMay 2017 |
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