Summary

Synopsis

Because the main destination directory of InstallShield Professional was stored in TARGETDIR, it may be confusing after migrating to a later version of InstallShield in which the main destination directory is stored in INSTALLDIR.

Discussion

TARGETDIR is no longer the main destination directory in Developer 7.0 and later InstallShield products because it is a predefined Microsoft Installer Service property. One of the many properties provided by the Microsoft Installer is TARGETDIR. The Installer uses this property as the location to copy an installation package during an administrative installation. The Installer also requires TARGETDIR to be the name of one root in the directory table. Because this property is already in use by the Microsoft Installer, InstallShield cannot use it as the main destination directory. INSTALLDIR is a property defined by InstallShield that replaces the old TARGETDIR used in the Professional Standard Edition. When you migrate an old script to a newer version, all references to TARGETDIR should automatically be changed to INSTALLDIR.

Additional Information

Additional Information on INSTALLDIR can be found in the InstallShield Help Library topic INSTALLDIR.

Additional Information on INSTALLDIR vs. TARGETDIR can be found in the InstallShield Help Library topic INSTALLDIR vs. TARGETDIR

Additional Information on TARGETDIR can be found in the Windows Installer Help Library topic TARGETDIR Property.