How to get installation path from setup project

Question

I'm working with Visual Studio 2010, .NET4 C# and my solution has a setup project.

As you probably know, the installation path of the program can be found in the properties of the application folder inside the File System Editor (DefaultLocation property).

How can I access this string inside the code?

My goal: I've got an installer class which defines actions to be done after installation. I want to take the path and add it to the registry as a startup program.

You intend to ask the user whether it's okay to add your program to the startup list, right? — mcmonkey4eva, Jun 26 '13 at 20:00
No. I'm simply adding it. (This is of course not meant for any commercial use so no real users will be annoyed by this) — CodeMonkey, Jun 26 '13 at 20:15

KronuZ · Answer 1 · 2015-03-27T08:41:55.950

If you want the install folder, then this code should work:

//getting the full path including the filename
string assemblyPath = Context.Parameters["assemblyPath"];
//removing the filename from the path
int i = assemblyPath.Length-1;
while (assemblyPath[i] != '\\') --i;
string path = assemblyPath.Substring(0, i);

if you want the full path including the filename it is stored here:

Context.Parameters["assemblyPath"]

How to get installation path from setup project

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