The Path Variables Editor Path
Variables are used to specify locations on the file system. The
location of the project resources may be specified relative to these
path variables. In this manner you can avoid references to a hard-coded
location on your file system which are very hard to maintain.
With the use of path variables, you can configure your project so it
can be moved from one computer to another painless, without requiring
the exact same directory structure as on your file system. All you have
to do is make sure that the path variables are defined on both systems. Path variables are used during the development of your installation
project. They do not apply to the target computers where the package is
installed. Thus they cannot be used instead of formatted references.
To convert the existing absolute paths to path variables use
the Convert Paths wizard ( "Project" ->
"Convert Paths..."). This wizard scans your installation
project for static paths and changes them to path variables, which makes
your project more easily portable. Alternatively the wizard allows you
to transform project paths that already use path variables, to
absolute.
Creating a new path variable Use the
[ New... ] button, the "New..." context
menu option or press the Insert key. Editing a path variable Use the [ Edit... ]
button, the "Edit..." context menu option or press the
Space key. Deleting a path variable Use the [ Remove ]
button, the "Remove" context menu option or press the
Delete key. Path variables are global. This means that they are shared across
different projects. Editing or removing ore may destroy those
projects.
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