[SOLVED] Install switch "/I1[custom_folder]" does not work

[MemooriaDallo]

Hello,
I try to use the installation command line parameter "/I1" to select the custom folder where put the config files as described in the Installer command line parameters guide
My complete installation cli command is:

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.\tcmd1103x64.exe /A0 /H0 /L8 /M0 /I1"Z:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD" "c:\Program Files\TotalCMD"

the only switch does not work is /I
I try to debug keep only the /I switch in a non Automatic Installation to view the behavior of the installer by this command:

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.\tcmd1103x64.exe /I1"C:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD" "c:\Program Files\TotalCMD"

The installer keep correctly the destination folder but does not set the main configuration files keeping it to the default "Application Data (user-specific application data)"

I am sure that I have not interpreted the instructions on the installation options correctly and I would be grateful if someone could direct me to the correct path because I have not found any examples online other than the one reported on the wiki

Thank You in advance

[white]

I try to debug keep only the /I switch in a non Automatic Installation to view the behavior of the installer by this command:

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.\tcmd1103x64.exe /I1"C:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD" "c:\Program Files\TotalCMD"

The installer keep correctly the destination folder but does not set the main configuration files keeping it to the default "Application Data (user-specific application data)"

Not confirmed if I use the command you specified. Where do you see that the default "Application Data (user-specific application data)" is used?

[beb]

I would be happy to be wrong, but I'm afraid this is by design.
See: https://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php?title=Installer#Command_line_parameters#:~:text=I[0%20|%201]"folder"

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I[0 | 1]"folder"

The explicit options are:
a. Use the folder set in the Windows registry from a previous install.
b. Otherwise use the program folder if the user has write access in it. (which is for /I1".\", or /I0".\", or /I".\")
c. Otherwise use the user-specific AppData folder

There's no explicit indication that an arbitrary path is allowed there.

So ".\" will work as a 'program folder' and only if you have write access to it.
For the folder like "Z:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD" it might work if it would be the installation folder (and only if you have write access to it) that way:
/I1".\" "Z:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD"

[white]

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I[0 | 1]"folder"

The explicit options are:
1. Use the folder set in the Windows registry from a previous install.
2. Otherwise use the program folder if the user has write access in it. (which is for /I1".\", or /I0".\", or /I".\")
3. Otherwise use the user-specific AppData folder

No, you are listing the default action when the switch is not used. Note that the column header is "Default" and not "Description".

[beb]

2white
My bad. I have tested it properly and now I can see it works with the arbitrary path.
So I cannot confirm the OP message as well.

[gdpr deleted 6]

I can confirm /I1 not working (using the commandline arguments as presented in the report). It always either uses registry settings for the INI file directory, or (if the registry settings are not present) it will use %APPDATA%. It seems to completely ignore /I1. Tested under Windows 11.

2white
My bad. I have tested it properly and now I can see it works with the arbitrary path.
So I cannot confirm the OP message as well.

Make sure there are no TC registry settings in HKLM, both in the HKLM\Software\Ghisler and HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Ghisler folder (and also not in HKCU branch for the account under which the installer runs, to be safe), and you should observe the behavior as reported by OP. However, perhaps, just perhaps, there might be an off-chance that the behavior is influenced by the OS. I have tested in Win11 and i can reproduce the observed behavior as described by OP. If you still can't reproduce with a clean registry: What Windows version did you use? Win10 as in your signature?

[white]

I try to use the installation command line parameter "/I1" to select the custom folder where put the config files as described in the Installer command line parameters guide
My complete installation cli command is:

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.\tcmd1103x64.exe /A0 /H0 /L8 /M0 /I1"Z:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD" "c:\Program Files\TotalCMD"

the only switch does not work is /I

No, other switches behind /A0 also don't work because you are not using the correct syntax.

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installer [/switches] [installfolder | datafile]

You can only have 1 optional parameter that contains switches and that parameter starts with "/" followed by all switches.

[gdpr deleted 6]

You can only have 1 optional parameter that contains switches and that parameter starts with "/" followed by all switches.

Bingo!

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.\tcmd1103x64.exe /A0H0L8M0I1"Z:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD" "c:\Program Files\TotalCMD"

does work. (I guess the intention was to use A1 instead of A0, but it's not important regarding the reported issue...)

[beb]

What Windows version did you use? Win10 as in your signature?

Yep.

I have tested it properly...

When I wrote that the installer arguments were as follows (for PowerShell):
(the installer parameters breakdown has been given here: https://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=81086)

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& $installer /A1H1L1M0G0D0U0FRI0"$iniFolder" $installFolder

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& $installer /A1H1L1M0G0D0U0FRI1"$iniFolder" $installFolder

Both I0"folder" and I1"folder" worked as intended.
The difference is the former (I0) leaves no traces outside $iniFolder, and $installFolder, and in the registry.
Of course, the latter (I1) leaves behind all its scrap in the registry (HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Ghisler, HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Ghisler, HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ghisler).

[MemooriaDallo]

Bingo!

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.\tcmd1103x64.exe /A0H0L8M0I1"Z:\Zip\Prg\TotalCMD" "c:\Program Files\TotalCMD"

does work. (I guess the intention was to use A1 instead of A0, but it's not important regarding the reported issue...)

Thank You, work also for me
Thanks a lot