Installshield - Force file to create on application path

Question

How to force folders and files to create on install direction?

I've installed a program with Install shield that create some folders and files. Some of files are going to create after installation (like log.dat , etc). Actually their path is not install path and they will create on setup.exe's path. I've added Everyone permission to [CompanyName] but it's still not working.

Any suggestion?

Answer 1

Assuming I understand the question, I wouldn't open up the permissions in C:\\Program Files... because that leaves up the possibility of a non-privileged user corrupting your application. Instead I would use a directory such as [CommonAppDataFolder]\\My Company\\My Product (C:\\ProgramData\\My Company\\My Product typically) and open up the permissions there.

InstallShield has the ability to create and assign permissions to directories. It should be straight forward. See:

Configuring Permissions for Files and Folders

Edit: You say not INSTALLDIR but 'near' the directory that contains SETUP.EXE. InstallShield sets a property called SETUPEXEDIR that you can use. But I'm not sure this design can work. A user could run the installer from practically anywhere including a network share that the Windows Installer service couldn't possibly have permissions to. I'm afraid your question is unanswerable beyond how to set the permissions in general.