The Script
I have created this simple script:
[ISPP]
; SignTool parameters
#define SignedDesc "$qxxx$q"
#define SignedPfx "$qxxx$q"
#define SignedTimeStamp "$qhttp://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timestamp.dll$q"
#define SignedPw "$qxxx$q"
#define AppURL "http://www.publictalksoftware.co.uk"
#define AppPublisher "Andrew Truckle"
[Setup]
DisableReadyPage=True
DisableReadyMemo=True
DisableFinishedPage=True
UsePreviousSetupType=False
UsePreviousTasks=False
UsePreviousLanguage=False
FlatComponentsList=False
AlwaysShowComponentsList=False
ShowComponentSizes=False
AppName=Public Talks Help Documentation
AppVersion=19.0.0
CreateAppDir=False
Uninstallable=no
OutputBaseFilename=PublicTalksHelpDocumentationSetup
SourceDir=D:\My Programs\2019\CommunityTalks\HelpNDoc\CHM
SignTool=SignTool /d {#SignedDesc} /du $q{#AppURL}$q /f {#SignedPfx} /p {#SignedPw} /t {#SignedTimeStamp} /v $f
AppId={{xxx}
[Files]
Source: "CommunityTalks.chm"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
As you can see, it is very simple. It is designed to be executed by my main application.
Testing
I decided to try and mimic what my application will be doing by testing with a batch file. Here is the batch file command:
PublicTalksHelpDocumentationSetup /SP- /VERYSILENT /DIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Public Talks" /LOG=".\TestInstallLog.txt"
The Results
On the surface I thought it worked. I did not see anything on the screen except being asked permission for the application to run. But I could not find the file in the stated DIR folder.
So I had another look at the log:
2019-05-31 21:32:02.971 Log opened. (Time zone: UTC+01:00)
2019-05-31 21:32:02.971 Setup version: Inno Setup version 6.0.2 (u)
2019-05-31 21:32:02.971 Original Setup EXE: D:\My Programs\2019\CommunityTalks\HelpNDoc\CHM\Output\PublicTalksHelpDocumentationSetup.exe
2019-05-31 21:32:02.971 Setup command line: /SL5="$15002A,25665310,721408,D:\My Programs\2019\CommunityTalks\HelpNDoc\CHM\Output\PublicTalksHelpDocumentationSetup.exe" /SPAWNWND=$30900 /NOTIFYWND=$30914 /SP- /VERYSILENT /DIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Public Talks" /LOG=".\TestInstallLog.txt"
2019-05-31 21:32:02.971 Windows version: 10.0.17763 (NT platform: Yes)
2019-05-31 21:32:02.972 64-bit Windows: Yes
2019-05-31 21:32:02.972 Processor architecture: x64
2019-05-31 21:32:02.972 User privileges: Administrative
2019-05-31 21:32:02.973 Administrative install mode: Yes
2019-05-31 21:32:02.973 Install mode root key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
2019-05-31 21:32:02.973 64-bit install mode: No
2019-05-31 21:32:02.979 Created temporary directory: C:\Users\ajtru\AppData\Local\Temp\is-1NT54.tmp
2019-05-31 21:32:03.227 Calling RestartManager's RmGetList.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.350 RmGetList finished successfully.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.350 RestartManager found no applications using one of our files.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.356 Starting the installation process.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.360 -- File entry --
2019-05-31 21:32:03.360 Dest filename: C:\WINDOWS\CommunityTalks.chm
2019-05-31 21:32:03.364 Time stamp of our file: 2019-05-30 18:35:24.000
2019-05-31 21:32:03.364 Installing the file.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.539 Successfully installed the file.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.539 Installation process succeeded.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.539 Need to restart Windows? No
2019-05-31 21:32:03.541 Deinitializing Setup.
2019-05-31 21:32:03.557 Log closed.
Notice? Why did it install it into the Windows folder?
2019-05-31 21:32:03.360 Dest filename: C:\WINDOWS\CommunityTalks.chm
How can I specify the folder I actually want the file installed into then?
Update
I found a similar question about using custom parameters. So I changed it to:
Source: "CommunityTalks.chm"; DestDir: "{param:InstallPath}"; Flags: ignoreversion
And I adjusted the command line from using DIR to InstallPath but IMHO DIR should have been sufficient.
Alternative
I assume I could use this Pascal script and maybe use that? Then then I don’t need to pass the folder:
// Returns the path where the program was last installed
function GetPathInstalled( AppID: String ): String;
var
sPrevPath: String;
begin
sPrevPath := '';
if not RegQueryStringValue( HKLM,
'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\'+AppID+'_is1',
'Inno Setup: App Path', sPrevpath) then
RegQueryStringValue( HKCU, 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\'+AppID+'_is1' ,
'Inno Setup: App Path', sPrevpath);
Result := sPrevPath;
end;
Since I know the app id. The benefit of passing it in would cater for if they moved the program or something. But my question still stands about the failure of DIR.
