Launch an Application After Installing using Visual Studio 2010 Setup Project

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I followed this link http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/19560/Launching-Your-Application-After-Install-using-Vis & it has given a good guid to my problem. But in my scenario, I also have a folder with the exe. after installation my exe starts running. but it is not properly linked with the conetent in my folder which is also in same location. How can I link that folder to my exe.

The problem is I added both folder & its contents to Application folder directory given by the setup project wizard. But I can add only the exe to the commit folder as I want my exe to run after after clicking on first initial exe. How ever after first installation both my exe & folder creates & when I click on exe manually it works. But in installation it only copies exe & folder & start running copied exe but could nt find the folder properly.

PhilMY · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-04 14:47:51Z

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The working directory of your exe will be different when launched as a commit action.

You either need to change the working directory in your exe or build an absolute path to the folder you are trying to find.

You could pass the application path from the installer to your exe by setting CustomActionData to '[TARGETDIR]\', or extract it from the exe path at runtime, e.g.:

string exepath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()[0]);
string abspath = Path.Combine(exepath, "yoursubfolder");

edited May 4, 2012 at 14:47

answered May 4, 2012 at 14:24

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dilipkumar1007 Over a year ago

Hi @PhilMY, I've created my windows setup using visual studio 2010. Its all working fine, but after successful install, it's not launching automatically when copy my exe to other location apart from application location. Please help me

Nikhil Agrawal · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-04 11:48:42Z

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I think this is what you want

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2006/08/12/696833.aspx

answered May 4, 2012 at 11:48

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