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Windows Installer Formatted Type

The Windows Installer Formatted data type is a string which can contain references to certain special strings: Properties, folders, files, etc. During installation, these references are resolved into their respective values:

  • the file references are replaced with the full path to the file on the target computer
  • the folder references are replaced with the full path to the folder on the target computer
  • the property references are replaced with the value of the respective properties

Syntax

References embedded in a Formatted string must respect the following syntax:

  • [propertyname]
  • [%environmentvariable]
  • [#filekey]
  • [&temporaryfile]
  • [folderkey]

Additional rules

  • [!filekey] is replaced by the full short path of the file when used in a registry value, an INI file or in a shortcut to a URL (when used anywhere else it's the same as [#filekey])
  • [\x] is replaced by the character x; for example, to include a left bracket ([), use [\[]

Warning!Properties referenced by PseudoFormatted data types are resolved at build time while properties referenced by Formatted data types are resolved at runtime.