Update folder contents, could be installed anywhere

Just curious if wyUpdate can handle the following scenario.

Our app is split into two sections, application files and application data files. By default the application data folder is created in the CommonAppData folder however the path is configurable/customizable during installation. We also have an XCOPY deployment which bundles the application data folder in with the application folder.

Based on the information above, the application data folder could exist at any location on the user computer. How is wyUpdate able to identify and update the contents of such a folder? Is it possible?

Based on the information above, the application data folder could exist at any location on the user computer. How is wyUpdate able to identify and update the contents of such a folder? Is it possible?

wyUpdate allows arbirarty placement of your main application's folder (just use the "Your program's folder" in wyBuild and wyUpdate is smart enough to know where it's sitting is the "Your program's folder"). However, if you have other folders that are in arbitrary locations then wyUpdate has no way of knowing where they are at runtime.

You can solve this a few ways.

  1. Install this application data to a subfolder of your main installation.
  2. Install your app data to a predefined location (Common App Data, Current App Data, etc., etc.)
  3. Create your own script to update your arbitrary app data location and execute the script as part of your update.

Tell me if that helps.

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