Progress installation path

[Gizmo]

Hello,

How can I know the path where progress was installed?
When I use 'os-getenv("DLC")' I retrieve a '?'.

Thanks,

Gizmo

 

[bendaluz2]

Have you set up the DLC environment variable?

Hello,

How can I know the path where progress was installed?
When I use 'os-getenv("DLC" )' I retrieve a '?'.

Thanks,

Gizmo

 

[Gizmo]

Have you set up the DLC environment variable?

I don't think so.
I'm working on an install shield for our application and I don't want the user to have to search up the installation directory of Progress.
Do I need to set up the DLC environment first to know the directory of Progress?

 

[Simon Sweetman]

Hi Gizmo, how about the following:

def var cDLC as char no-undo.

cDLC = os-getenv("DLC").

if cDLC = ? and opsys = "WIN32"
then get-key-value section "Startup" key "DLC" value cDLC.

if cDLC = ?
then do:
    cDLC = search("prolang/convmap").
    if cDLC <> ?
    then cDLC = substring(cDLC, 1, index(cDLC,"/prolang") - 1).
end.

This uses DLC env variable first and then the registry (if under windows) and finally searches the propath for convmap to resolve the DLC directory.

 

[Gizmo]

Hi Gizmo, how about the following:

def var cDLC as char no-undo. 
 
cDLC = os-getenv("DLC" ). 
 
if cDLC = ? and opsys = "WIN32" 
then get-key-value section "Startup" key "DLC" value cDLC. 
 
if cDLC = ? 
then do: 
cDLC = search("prolang/convmap" ). 
if cDLC <> ? 
then cDLC = substring(cDLC, 1, index(cDLC,"/prolang" ) - 1). 
end.

This uses DLC env variable first and then the registry (if under windows) and finally searches the propath for convmap to resolve the DLC directory.

Thanks,

This works just fine.