Hi,
I made a copy of an install project, in order to create an installer for a beta version of our software.
The software has the same executable name, but I want it to be installed as a separate application in parallel with our release version.
I generated a new product ID and changed the Product name field to <appname>BETA.
For some reason, the APPDIR, which is [ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\[ProductName] does not update to use the new ProductName. It still uses the product name from the original project. What do I need to change to make this work? Changing this by hand does not seem to work either. Is it using the executable name?
I need this to install as a totally spearate application - different install dir, new entry in add/remove programs etc.
Is there somewhere else I need to change ProductName? When I change it in Install Parameters, it seems to get picked up in some places (eg install dialog header) but not others - the APPDIR.
thanks,
matt
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Re: APPDIR not changing with ProductName
Hello Matt,
I'm not sure why you encountered this behavior.
In order to have a better view about this, can you please send us the .AIP (project file) and a verbose log of the installation process to support at advancedinstaller dot com so we can investigate them?
If it contains confidential information you can send us a small test project which reproduce this behavior.
Best regards,
Dan
I'm not sure why you encountered this behavior.
In order to have a better view about this, can you please send us the .AIP (project file) and a verbose log of the installation process to support at advancedinstaller dot com so we can investigate them?
If it contains confidential information you can send us a small test project which reproduce this behavior.
Best regards,
Dan
Re: APPDIR not changing with ProductName
Hi Dan,
Thanks for the reply. I ended up creating a new project from scratch, and got it to work.
Just for reference, I was using 10.9, and what seemed to be happening was that the changed productname was not being picked up everywhere it should have been. Closing/reopening project etc didn't help, so I just started again and now I have it working as I need it.
thanks,
matt
Thanks for the reply. I ended up creating a new project from scratch, and got it to work.
Just for reference, I was using 10.9, and what seemed to be happening was that the changed productname was not being picked up everywhere it should have been. Closing/reopening project etc didn't help, so I just started again and now I have it working as I need it.
thanks,
matt
Re: APPDIR not changing with ProductName
Hi Matt,
That is odd. I'm not sure why you encountered this behavior.
It would be useful if you could isolate the behavior in a sample and send it us alongside with a test case scenario to support at advancedinstaller dot com so we can investigate.
If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.
Best regards,
Dan
That is odd. I'm not sure why you encountered this behavior.
It would be useful if you could isolate the behavior in a sample and send it us alongside with a test case scenario to support at advancedinstaller dot com so we can investigate.
If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.
Best regards,
Dan