InstallShield: How to place 1 file in the "My Documents" folder?

Dave,

I'm not sure, but I believe you need to select [PersonalFolder] from the list of pre-defined folders. Might be worth a try.

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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Hi Mike,

Thanks for your suggestion (on both the Tek-Tips and CS forums).

I wonder if the [PersonalFolder] is not available on InstallShield Express (which is shipped with VFP 9.0).

When I open InstallShield, I do the following:
First I Choose my InstallShield application
Next I Click on "Files" (in the category labeled "2. Specific Application Data"). I see the following folders (shaded in blue) under "Destination Computer": [AppDataFolder], [CommonFilesFolder], [ProgramFilesFolder], [SystemFolder].

But I don't see the [PersonalFolder].

I tried to create a folder called [PersonalFolder] under "Destination Computer", but it gave me the error message:
*** Field "Directory" of table "Directory": The new record duplicates primary keys of the existing record in a table ***

This message would lead me to believe that the folder [PersonalFolder] is present, but not visible .... Any ideas how to utilize it?
Note: If I create a folder called "PersonalFolder" (without the brackets), then it simply creates a folder under C:\

Again, thank you for your assistance.

Dave Higgins

Dave,

I'm looking at InstallShield Express Limited Edition for Visual FoxPro ver. 5.0. I believe this is the one that comes with VFP 9.0.

In the window that you described, if you right-click on "Destination Computer", can you see a menu of folders? If so, [PersonalFolder] should be one of those. Select it from the menu, and it should appear underneath Destination Computer, along with [AppDataFolder] and the others.

Mike



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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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Visual FoxPro (www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk)
Crystal Reports (www.ml-crystal.com)

Hi Mike,

Your instructions were easy to follow and they worked like a charm!

This change will save me from having to walk my customers through the process of manually moving certain files to certain folders, which can be very time consuming.

Thank you very much.

Dave Higgins

Dave,

Glad it worked.

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My sites:
Visual FoxPro (www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk)
Crystal Reports (www.ml-crystal.com)