Hello,

I need to deploy a settings file in a subdir of the special directory
My Documents. I want the name of that subdir to be the name of the
application. How can I do that?

For example. The name of the application is TestSettings.exe and the
name of the file is test.xml. I want test.xml have a path of My
Documents/TestSettings/test.xml

I know I can create the subdir in the deployment project and give it a
name by hand. However I want to do it dynamically, based on the
applicationname.

Thanks in advance,

Jan

You can install the xml file to your app directory and then on initial start
of the application, create the new directory and move your xml file to that
location.

Regards,
Rick D.
Contractor

"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I need to deploy a settings file in a subdir of the special directory
> My Documents. I want the name of that subdir to be the name of the
> application. How can I do that?
>
> For example. The name of the application is TestSettings.exe and the
> name of the file is test.xml. I want test.xml have a path of My
> Documents/TestSettings/test.xml
>
> I know I can create the subdir in the deployment project and give it a
> name by hand. However I want to do it dynamically, based on the
> applicationname.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jan
>
>

When you create the subdir in the deployment project give it the name
"%AppName" (without the quotes). Upon installation this will be replaced
with your application name. If you look in the generated .inf file you
should see something like....

[DestinationDirs]
Shortcuts=0,%CE2%\Start Menu
Files.Common1=0,"%CE5%\%AppName%"
Files.Common2=0,"%InstallDir%"

[Files.Common1]
"XMLFile1.xml","XMLFile1.xml",,0

[Files.Common2]
"DeviceApplication3.exe","DeviceApplication3.exe",,0

The device installer handles expanding the %xxx% variables upon
installation.

Hope you find this useful,
Bill


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> I need to deploy a settings file in a subdir of the special directory
> My Documents. I want the name of that subdir to be the name of the
> application. How can I do that?
>
> For example. The name of the application is TestSettings.exe and the
> name of the file is test.xml. I want test.xml have a path of My
> Documents/TestSettings/test.xml
>
> I know I can create the subdir in the deployment project and give it a
> name by hand. However I want to do it dynamically, based on the
> applicationname.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jan
>

I meant "%AppName%" as the name of the subdir in the deployment project -- I
must learn to proofread before hitting send


"Bill Stelzel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A790B7B9-AB29-465A-A1D2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When you create the subdir in the deployment project give it the name
> "%AppName" (without the quotes). Upon installation this will be replaced
> with your application name. If you look in the generated .inf file you
> should see something like....
>
> [DestinationDirs]
> Shortcuts=0,%CE2%\Start Menu
> Files.Common1=0,"%CE5%\%AppName%"
> Files.Common2=0,"%InstallDir%"
>
> [Files.Common1]
> "XMLFile1.xml","XMLFile1.xml",,0
>
> [Files.Common2]
> "DeviceApplication3.exe","DeviceApplication3.exe",,0
>
> The device installer handles expanding the %xxx% variables upon
> installation.
>
> Hope you find this useful,
> Bill
>
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I need to deploy a settings file in a subdir of the special directory
>> My Documents. I want the name of that subdir to be the name of the
>> application. How can I do that?
>>
>> For example. The name of the application is TestSettings.exe and the
>> name of the file is test.xml. I want test.xml have a path of My
>> Documents/TestSettings/test.xml
>>
>> I know I can create the subdir in the deployment project and give it a
>> name by hand. However I want to do it dynamically, based on the
>> applicationname.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Jan
>>

On Nov 8, 7:06 am, "Bill Stelzel" <bstel...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I meant "%AppName%" as the name of the subdir in the deployment project -- I
> must learn to proofread before hitting send
>
> "Bill Stelzel" <bstel...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:A790B7B9-AB29-465A-A1D2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> > When you create the subdir in the deployment project give it the name
> > "%AppName" (without the quotes). Upon installation this will be replaced
> > with your application name. If you look in the generated .inf file you
> > should see something like....
>
> > [DestinationDirs]
> > Shortcuts=0,%CE2%\Start Menu
> > Files.Common1=0,"%CE5%\%AppName%"
> > Files.Common2=0,"%InstallDir%"
>
> > [Files.Common1]
> > "XMLFile1.xml","XMLFile1.xml",,0
>
> > [Files.Common2]
> > "DeviceApplication3.exe","DeviceApplication3.exe",,0
>
> > The device installer handles expanding the %xxx% variables upon
> > installation.
>
> > Hope you find this useful,
> > Bill
>
> > <doola...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hello,
>
> >> I need to deploy a settings file in a subdir of the special directory
> >> My Documents. I want the name of that subdir to be the name of the
> >> application. How can I do that?
>
> >> For example. The name of the application is TestSettings.exe and the
> >> name of the file is test.xml. I want test.xml have a path of My
> >> Documents/TestSettings/test.xml
>
> >> I know I can create the subdir in the deployment project and give it a
> >> name by hand. However I want to do it dynamically, based on the
> >> applicationname.
>
> >> Thanks in advance,
>
> >> Jan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hi, Bill

Thanks for this tip, it works. the only thing one has to take into
account is that the ProductName property in the cab-project must be
the samne as in the 'orignal' application. the default is the name of
the cab-project.

Again, thanks

Jan