How to set InstallLocation for Setup and deployement Project

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How to set or get InstallLocation for Setup and deployement Project because while i write below snippet its returns empty

VB

Dim registry_key As String = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
    Using key As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(registry_key)
        For Each subkey_name As String In key.GetSubKeyNames()
            Using subkey As RegistryKey = key.OpenSubKey(subkey_name)
                If subkey.GetValue("DisplayName") = "Application Name" Then
                    Return subkey.GetValue("InstallLocation")
                End If
            End Using
        Next

SQL

subkey.GetValue("InstallLocation")

Will work fine for some Application and for some its not .
but i need to read location by providing application name of MSI please help me (whew)

Posted 2-Feb-14 22:24pm

Vishwanath.284

Updated 3-Feb-14 2:44am

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Sergey Vaselenko · Answer 1 · 2014-02-02T22:57:00

You may use the executing assembly location like this:

VB

Public Shared Function GetAssemblyDirectory() As String

        Return (Path.GetDirectoryName(New Uri(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase).LocalPath))

End Function

In addition, as I understand, you use custom actions in the setup project.

You may pass installer property values to custom actions in CustomActionData field.

For example:
/AllUsers=[ALLUSERS] /ProductName=[ProductName] /ProductLanguage=[ProductLanguage]

In the custom action you may use the values using the Context object like this:

VB

Dim productName As String = Context.Parameters("ProductName")
Dim productLanguage As String = Context.Parameters("ProductLanguage")

See a complete list of standard installer properties at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

Rakesh Meel · Answer 2 · 2014-02-03T02:37:00

Solution 2

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Posted 3-Feb-14 2:37am

Rakesh Meel