On 5 Mar 2004 12:59:06 -0800, Prab_kar@hotmail.com (Prabh) wrote:

>Hello all,
>I need to overide default values of certain standard properties in my
>.msi.
>After creating an .msi, I want to edit the Property table with ORCA
>and set certain properties, like AppDataFolder to a new value.
>
>I think AppDataFolder defaults to "C:\Documents and
>settings\...\Application Data", I need to change this e.g., to
>"C:\FooFolder" .
>
>Should I be using ORCA for this? Is this possible?

"Prabh" <Prab_kar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e7774537.0403051259.6437c9d8@posting.google.com...
> Hello all,
> I need to overide default values of certain standard properties in my
> .msi.
> After creating an .msi, I want to edit the Property table with ORCA
> and set certain properties, like AppDataFolder to a new value.
>
> I think AppDataFolder defaults to "C:\Documents and
> settings\...\Application Data", I need to change this e.g., to
> "C:\FooFolder" .
>
> Should I be using ORCA for this? Is this possible?
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Prab

Dennis Bareis <dbareis@labyrinth.net.au> wrote in message news:<kjuh405lnjng4upnr7n3k3kit65njf3911@4ax.com>...
> On 5 Mar 2004 12:59:06 -0800, Prab_kar@hotmail.com (Prabh) wrote:
>
> >Hello all,
> >I need to overide default values of certain standard properties in my
> >.msi.
> >After creating an .msi, I want to edit the Property table with ORCA
> >and set certain properties, like AppDataFolder to a new value.
> >
> >I think AppDataFolder defaults to "C:\Documents and
> >settings\...\Application Data", I need to change this e.g., to
> >"C:\FooFolder" .
> >
> >Should I be using ORCA for this? Is this possible?
>
> If this is not a once off then have a look at my MAKEMSI tool as it
> can automate anything ORCA can do.
>
> With my tools you could manually do it once and then capture the
> changes for automation. procedure:
>
> 1. Copy MSI to before.msi
> 2. Use orca to make changes
> 3. Test changes
> 4. Use one of my associations (or MSIDIFF) to compare the new msi
> with the before image
> 5. Twwek the captured stuff to remove anything you don't want
> (probably summary changes).
> 6. Rerun as required (not constants (file names etc) can be changed
> to command line values).
>
> Bye,
> Dennis

Dennis Bareis <dbareis@labyrinth.net.au> wrote in message news:<i7cl40do989enk7tqe8rl4bc8r9it8nqgs@4ax.com>...

> Only PUBLIC (all upper case) properties can be changed on the command
> line,

On 6 Mar 2004 18:53:15 -0800, Prab_kar@hotmail.com (Prabh) wrote:

>Thanks Dennis for your response.
>Actually, I wanted to see *if* its possible to override the standard
>properties with ORCA or even from the command-line.
>
>I tried editing the Property table with ORCA and added a new row, with
>AppDataFolder set to "C:\FooFolder". It didnt work, the file got
>installed in the location as defined in the Windows Registry for
>AppDataFolder.
>
>I also tried running the msi as,
> msiexec /I Foo.msi AppDataFolder="C:\FooFolder"