Hi,
This is probably a really obvious question, but I couldn't find an answer, so..
I have an installation package that has been used to create a release, that is now out in the wild. This includes an updater also.
I want to change the source folder for the binaries used. Usually, there would be an environment variable or something that I could use - say RELEASE_FOLDER - and it would then take the same set of files from whatever path I point this too. e.g. if I am working in one branch and have branch-name\bin\release\... then I can just update the folder variable in AI to point the installer towards a different set of source folders. Does that make sense?
How do I achieve this in AI? I realise that I could do it by using a windows shortcut, but that would require a new project I guess.
If I do end up going down the windows shortcut route, and make a new installer project, am I going to get issues with my updater when trying to update the existing installation? Do I need to migrate the app identifier across somehow?
Please advise,
thanks,
Matt
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Re: Macros for source folders
Problem solved - thanks anyway. Path variables was what I was looking for - not sure why I couldn't find that earlier when searching through the help..