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Environment Variables (MAKEMSI Configuration)

The following environment variables are used (or affect) MAKEMSI:

1. MAKEMSI_COMPANY_SUPPORT_DIR
2. MAKEMSI_MINGW
3. MAKEMSI_MM
4. MAKEMSI_MM_BEEPS
5. MAKEMSI_MM_CODEPAGE
6. MAKEMSI_MM_CONBUFFSIZE
7. MAKEMSI_MM_PRIORITY
8. MAKEMSI_MM_ROOTDIR.?
9. MAKEMSI_MM_SUPPORT_TEXT
10. MAKEMSI_MSI_TEMPLATE.MSI
11. MAKEMSI_PLATFORM_ROOT
12. MAKEMSI_SAMPLES
13. MAKEMSI_USER_FILES_PATH
14. MAKEMSI_WILOGUTL_EXE

How To Set Environment Variables

Under XP and WIN2000 you can configure environment variables by following "My ComputerPropertiesAdvancedEnvironment Variables".

The following shows a system environment variable (affects all users) being set:

Note that you may have to logoff and/or restart the computer for the change to take effect.

Setting Environment in WIN95-WINME or Command Prompt

The "SET" command can be used from a command prompt, for example:

SET MAKEMSI_MM_CODEPAGE=1252

In WIN95-WINME you should be able to place set commands in "autoexec.bat".

Reading Environment Variables in Your MAKEMSI Scripts

The details of this are described in the "PPWIZARD" manual, however here is an example of reading an environment variable called "SOURCE_DIR":

<$Files "<??*SOURCE_DIR>\*" DestDir="APPDIR" SUBDIR='TREE'>

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