Getting Installation Path

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Is there a way to get the path of the a setup (i.e. the .msi or the .exe) file built with the windows installer in C# during installation? I have designed a setup file that must copy a file during the installation from the setup directory to the target directory. I know how to retrieve the target directory but lack ideas to retrieve the location of the .msi or the .exe file that did the installation. Please folks I need help.

Posted 11-Feb-13 1:25am

BBAzar

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**Joezer BH** · Answer 1 · 2013-02-11T01:30:00

Solution 1

See how-to-get-the-msi-path-within-installerclass-in-c-sharp[^]

Posted 11-Feb-13 1:30am

Joezer BH

E.F. Nijboer · Answer 2 · 2013-02-11T01:34:00

Solution 2

Couldn't you simply use %~p0 (path) or %~dp0 (drive+path), these work on the commandline/batch file.

Good luck!

Posted 11-Feb-13 1:34am

E.F. Nijboer