Copy files that sit in same folder as the setup exectuable

[sylven]

We created a Setup Application that sits on a FileServer. The Client Computers run the Setup Application. The Setup Application should also copy some executable and ini files from the FileServer to the Clients.
We tried to create a property based folder as shown in the manual but this did not work.

Do we need to use xcopy? Has Advanced Installer a built in function for this?

[Dan]

Hello and welcome to Advanced Installer forums,

Please take a look on the How do I install a user specific file? article with related information for hints and guidance.

Let us know if that helped, otherwise please give us more details about your specific scenario (maybe exemplify).

Best regards,
Dan

[sylven]

Thank you for the hint. It works!

[sylven]

Is it possible to read the exteral file from another folder, like this
[SETUPEXEDIR]SubFolder\

It seems that the SETUPEXEDIR Property does not allow to add a sub folder like this: [SETUPEXEDIR]Subfolder\

[Dan]

Hello,

I'm not sure I fully understand your scenario. Can you please give us more details (maybe exemplify)?

However, if you need the related path stored into a property you can have something like that into the field of a Execute inline script code custom action:

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Session.Property("MY_PATH") = Session.Property("SETUPEXEDIR") + "Subfolder\"

So, MY_PATH property will be equivalent with [SETUPEXEDIR]SubFolder\

Please let me know if that helped.

Best regards,
Dan