How do I change directories to %AppDir%

[Jean]

In the Actions on the After Install tab page I am running a executable to update some data base files.

Execute(%Appdir%\ins44d63.exe)

I would like it to run from the same directory were it was copied to. But for some reason it think it is running from C:\Windows.

How do I change directories to %AppDir% before I ins44d63.exe is ran?

[Darryl]

What makes you think that it is running the wrong copy?

The path will be expanded to include the contents of %AppDir% at that moment, therefore I don't really see how the other copy would be executed instead.


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Sincerely,

Darryl Hnatiuk
Indigo Rose Corporation

[Jean]

When ins44d63.exe runs it gets the drive and directory and stores them in local variables. Then it checks to see if a data base file is in the current directory. If it is not then it displays a message with the Drive and directory that it found and stops.

The message that is displayed indicates the directory is the C:\Windows directory and not the %AppDir% that was selected.

[Lorne]

That sounds a bit odd. Does ins44d63.exe work properly if you double-click on it in explorer?

You could try running the program from a batch file, so you could CD to the desired directory first. (Use text file actions to edit the paths in the .bat file if you need to.)

Tip: to make the batch file window disappear after it's done, end it with

@cls
@exit

[Jean]

Yes it works if I double click it from explore.

So there is know way to change directories?

I realy did not want to use a batch file (dos prompt).

[Mark]

Hi,

Try setting the Working Directory to %AppDir%.

mark.

[This message has been edited by Mark (edited 02-19-2002).]

[Jean]

Ok thank you a lot. I missed that totaly.

[This message has been edited by Jean (edited 02-19-2002).]