TARGETDIR is a pre-defined MSI property that your directories *must* be
rooted in.
INSTALLDIR is a name commonly given to the actual install location. You'd
have to document whatever property you use for this.
A popular directory Id layout is:
TARGETDIR
ProgramFilesFolder
CompanyDirectory
INSTALLDIR
In an administrative installation, such as creating an install point for
group policy deployment, when you'd specify TARGETDIR as the "unpack"
location.
When installing normally to a custom location, you'd specify INSTALLDIR.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Scott [mailto:***@computerlabsolutions.com]
Sent: 27 June 2011 15:08
To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
Subject: [WiX-users] Is the standard INSTALLDIR or TARGETDIR?
We have an installer that will almost always be installed via the command
line and deployed to computers using a domain policy. I've noticed that
there tends to be two options... INSTALLDIR and TARGETDIR for specifying
where the installed app ends up going. Is there a standard option that most
admins would just know to intuitively use?
Thanks
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