PATH variable changes not available until AFTER install completes

[ABBABB]

Hi all,

I need to register some DLLs in my setup (with REGSVR32), and I need to set a path on a specific folder to be able to register.
I have used the ENVIRONMENT entry in POWER EDITOR to set the path but even though, registering my Dlls caused a setup error.

It seems that's the path is not recognized at the moment a execute the script for register.

Do anyone have a solution to this problem

Thanks

[timelox]

If the COM files are your own you can rewrite them to use the registry instead of the environment variables.

[jatwoodau]

You also might try something like this. I believe that I got this solution from another thread, but I can't remember where...

anyway:

prototype KERNEL32.SetEnvironmentVariable(BYVAL STRING, BYVAL STRING);
prototype NUMBER AddPathImmediate( STRING );

function NUMBER AddPathImmediate( szDir )
STRING svPath;
begin


// Get the current value of the PATH variable, from the copy.
GetEnvVar("PATH", svPath);

SprintfBox( INFORMATION, "DEBUG in AddPathImmediate()", "Entering AddPathImmediate()\n\nPath is now [%s]", svPath );

// Append the string you want.
svPath = svPath+";"+szDir;

// Set the PATH variable in the copy.
SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", svPath);


// Get the current value of the PATH variable, from the copy.
GetEnvVar("PATH", svPath);

SprintfBox( INFORMATION, "DEBUG in AddPathImmediate()", "Exiting AddPathImmediate()\n\nPath is now [%s]", svPath );

end;