Software Deployment

Since you don't say if you gonna use Wise or the likes, I'll just use the basic version:

- AppSearch table:
Signature_: just a signature for this search, use for example "orant_dir"
Property: the name of the public (captial letters only) property to set. If the search is successful, this will be set to true, otherwise it is false.

- DrLocator table:
Signature_: same name as in AppSearch
Parent: null
Path: "c:\orant"
Depth: 0

Then just mak a Custom Action to exit if the dir does not exist:

CustomAction table:
Action: findOrantDir (or something)
Type: 19 (gives an errormessage, and terminate installation)
Source: null
Target: <the error message to display>

Finally, make an entry in the InstallExecuteSequence/InstallUISequence to run the CA, for example:

Action: findOrantDir (or whatever u named your CA)
Condition: NOT <propertyname spesified in the AppSearch table>
Sequence: a number AFTER the "AppSearch" standard action (which default is 400, I belive)

Hope that helps:)

iam using wise...........
i did try this option but yet facing the same issue...........
i have created a CA which chks for the folder and i did mention the type 19
the custom action is as follows
On Error Resume Next
Dim fso, filespec,Destination
Destination="C:\"
filespec="C:\orant"
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If (fso.FolderExists(filespec)) Then
msgbox "found"
End If

thanks

Thanks buddy it works perfect now!!!