Update Builder targetdir

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1

Hi,

In the update builder I have a number of files in a CAB that I want to extract in a subdirectory, so I set

**targetdir = {app}\scripts**.

These files should always be copied if they do not exist, so I have

File Update=Unconditional Update

The targetdir is created, but the files are not copied. The directory is empty.

The preview gives :

[file2]
url=http://ssh.strato.com/.cm4all/mediadb/Downloads/Updates/ffScript269.CAB
localversion=ffScript269.ffs
*targetdir={app}\scripts*
descr=scripts
compressed=0
mandatory=1

The TWebUpdate object has : WebUpdate1.ExtractCAB := true ;

What am I missing ?

Additional :
If I put the files "Not Compressed", target directory={apps}\scripts\ , then alle is OK.
So it seems, the files are not extracted in the target folder.

kind regards,

Dirk Janssens.

2

Is there a reason targetdir in INF is between stars?
I would suggest to enable logging and verify in the log what is happening.

3

No, maybe I marked it as bold, and something went wrong...

I did some testing: Could it be that the option "Include in Application Components" overrules the target-directory-setting ?

4

Yes, application components are extracted by the spawned updater app and this cannot look at the .INF targetdir setting. It is always extracted in the application folder (unless a relative dir is used in a CAB file)

5

thanks!
just curious : how can I use a "relative dir in the CAB file"?

6

You would need to add files to CAB files in (relative) subdirs.
Something like
file1
subdir1\file2
subdir2\file3

then this will be unpacked to
.\file1
.\subdir1\file2
.\subdir2\file3