Software Deployment

What exactly does the Directory table entry you're using look like?

These are the row entrys I've created in the directory table:










DIRECTORY
DIRECTORY_PARENT
DEFAULTDIR
TARGET_PATH
SOURCE_PATH

DM_OpenText
OpenText
DM
AppDataFolder\OpenText\DM
OpenText\DM

OpenText
User_Roaming
OpenText
AppDataFolder\OpenText
OpenText

Settings_DM_OpenText
DM_OpenText
Settings
AppDataFolder\OpenText\DM\Settings
OpenText\DM\Settings

User_Roaming
<null>
AppDataFolder
AppDataFolder
<null>

I browsed the msi install log and AppDataFolder is set to the expected userpath:
"Property(S): AppDataFolder = C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\"

However, the file is installing to C.
"MSI (s) (40:90) [16:07:55:495]: File: C:\OpenText\DM\Settings\SaveUIConfig.xml; To be installed; Won't patch; No existing file"

Hmm... that paste pivoted when I posted the reply.

I've seen this on corrupted user profiles. It could be a problem with a system/user environment variable. Open a cmd and enter SET to see what the environment variables are. It could also be a problem with how you are getting an environmental variable in to a value you are creating, if you happen to be doing that.

I deleted the profile that I've been installing with but that did not change anything.

The SET command lists "AppData = C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming , but AppDataFolder is not listed. I tried AppData in the MST, but the install failed with an undefined root property error.

"Property(S): AppDataFolder = C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\"Properties listed in the log file should show resolved folders, so the problem is here. I suspect that you have it being set somewhere like this:

AppDataFolder = C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming

whereas it should be like this:

AppDataFolder = [%UserProfile]AppData\Roaming

or, much better:

AppDataFolder = [%AppData]

This last resolves correctly in XP, Vista and Windows 7.

To clarify, Win7 shows the AppData environment variable to be "C:\Users\whenriksen\AppData\Roaming", which is correct. Property AppDataFolder does not exist.

If I use AppData in the directory table, I receive an error indicating it is not a valid property. According to Microsoft, AppDataFolder is supposed to point to "C:\Users\whenriksen\AppData\Roaming", but is only point to "C:". When I build my directory string to add additional folders, e.g. AppDataFolder\Open Text\DM, the file is delivered to C:\Open Text\DM instead of the roaming folder.

Has anyone used AppDataFolder in the directory table to point to the \%userprofile\AppData\Roaming folder?

I'm pretty sure that VBScab answered your question if you have a look at it again.