Visual Studio Installation Setup

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Hello All,
I trying create a installation setup using visual studio setup wizard.My problem is that i want to create a folder and copy a file inside the folder, folder should be created under path "C:\Users\teller2\AppData\LocalLow". Folder and file should be created under each user account on that particular installation machine.

basically i want to create a folder under users appdata\locallow folder

Can anybody give any suggestion.

Thanking you in advance.

Note : I have added CUSTOM FOLDER named it as Dictionary in setup and open the property window and try to
set the TARGETDIR as
"Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile)+\AppData\LocalLow"
but it giving me error.

can any body tell me how to assign the TARGETDIR for custom folder

Posted 24-Sep-12 21:32pm

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Updated 24-Sep-12 23:17pm

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Rajesh Anuhya 25-Sep-12 3:35am

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2012-09-24T21:41:00

Solution 1

Use Environment.SpecialFolder see here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.specialfolder.aspx[^]

Posted 24-Sep-12 21:41pm

Mehdi Gholam

Shambhoo kumar · Answer 2 · 2012-09-24T23:20:00

Solution 2

Go this link

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/vssetup/thread/8f7a3d05-a2df-41ac-bacd-e4ab4a289578[^]

Posted 24-Sep-12 23:20pm

Shambhoo kumar