Inno Setup, install only on a non existent directory

Question

I would like to not permit the installation on an existent directory or at least a non-empty one.

Right now I am using this workaround just to check if the program was installed in the directory chosen by the user but this doesn't work if it is a directory where the program was not installed or a non empty one.

function NextButtonClick(PageId: Integer): Boolean;
begin
    Result := True;
    if (PageId = wpSelectDir) and  FileExists(ExpandConstant('{app}\some_app_file')) then
    begin
        MsgBox('Warning message, cannot continue.', mbError, MB_OK);
        Result := False;
        exit;
    end;
end;

I have the DirExistsWarning=yes directive but it's not enough.

Thanks for the help.

I was thinking something similar and I am using a workaround that it's related to this, but I had some doubts after I read this https://stackoverflow.com/a/44016945/399637 . Do I have to use `{app}` or `WizardDirValue` ? — res1, Apr 17 '19 at 07:14

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 17 '19 at 11:04

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Use DirExists(ExpandConstant('{app}')) to check for an existence of the selected directory.

answered Apr 17 '19 at 11:04

Martin Prikryl

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Inno Setup, install only on a non existent directory

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