how can get the path from installer and how set in my app?

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i am writing a win app and now i want to make setup for my app,my code is:

Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey rk = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run");
 rk.SetValue("MyAppName", @"C:\WhereMyAppIs\MyApp.exe");

now how can get the path from installer to set it??? thanks.

Hmmm. Why do you need to create Registry entries manually? Use Visual Studio to create a new "Setup Project"; it will automatically handle the nitty-gritty stuff involved in installing your application to the end user's computer. — Cody Gray - on strike, Mar 07 '11 at 08:43

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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If you use Visual Studio, you can right click on the setup project -> View -> Registry and then set the registry key you like.

Check out this sites:

msi - Set InstallPath registry key

Registry Settings Management (MSDN)

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answered Mar 07 '11 at 10:02

swissben

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i make registry key in this way "setup project -> View -> Registry and then set the registry key you like." but now how can set value when it become install?i mean i want to get path from user and then set . – Farna Mar 11 '11 at 11:03
sorry for very delayed answer! you can add a custom action which calls an exe-file that reads the path and put it into registry. go to Setup Project -> View -> Custom Actions -> select Install and Add Custom Action adding the exe-file. – swissben Mar 21 '11 at 08:08

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '11 at 08:43

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If it was installed using Windows Installer (.MSI files), you can use the MsiGetComponentPath API:

    [DllImport("msi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
    private static extern int MsiGetComponentPath(string szProduct, string szComponent, StringBuilder lpPathBuf, ref int pcchBuf);

Call it like this:

int len = 256;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(len);
MsiGetComponentPath(productCode, componentId, sb, ref len);

answered Mar 07 '11 at 08:43

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@Simon Mourier:i want to set the registry key when i install my setup file,but i don't know how can get the path from user and then set the value key of registry. – Farna Mar 07 '11 at 08:58
@na.farzane - are you using Windows installer? – Simon Mourier Mar 07 '11 at 09:42
@Simon Mourier:i use Visual studio. – Farna Mar 07 '11 at 10:04
@na.farzane - but with the "Setup & Deployment" project type? – Simon Mourier Mar 07 '11 at 14:12
@Simon Mourier:yes with "Setup & Deployment". – Farna Mar 08 '11 at 05:27
@na.farzane - so where are you going to execute the code you show in the original question? – Simon Mourier Mar 08 '11 at 07:33
@Simon Mourier:i don't know,where can i write that when i install the setup file the registry become set with the value???? – Farna Mar 08 '11 at 07:38
@na.farzane - Maybe you don't need to write any code. What about TeamPlayer answer? Why doesn't it answer the question? – Simon Mourier Mar 08 '11 at 08:16

how can get the path from installer and how set in my app?

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