empty space in path not being handled even after adding ' .dos'

[YinkunXue]

we have a use case that we use this  path ${installer_directory.dos} in our build script, and it will have space in folder names. These are custom folders, not ' program files' .  It turned out  ' .dos'  does not seem to do the trick here, BitRock fails to resolve the path at runtime.

Is this a bug?

[michiel_dhont]

Hi,

Could you give the full name of the path? Also, which IB version are you using?

Regards,

Michiel

[YinkunXue]

Hi Michiel, the full path looks like this  or ' 😧 or  or dev or  or test pathname or  or  or '  , it is the path where we launch the installer.

BTW, if we removed the space in the string, make it  or ' 😧 or  or dev or  or test_pathname or  or  or '  , everything works fine.

Here is the version we are using:

BitRock InstallBuilder Multiplatform Enterprise    , Version: 17.10.0 (2017-10-27)

[michiel_dhont]

Hi Yinkun,

Please note that the file or folder should exist for this modifier to take effect. Can you confirm this is the case?

Best regards,

Michiel D'Hont

[YinkunXue]

Yes, the folder and file exist.

again, If the folder is named  or ' test_pathname or '   , the path is  or ' 😧 or  or dev or  or test_pathname or  or  or ' , everything works fine.

if we rename the folder to   or ' test pathname or '   , the path is  or ' 😧 or  or dev or  or test pathname or  or  or ' , it fails.

I am also including my script xml here:

<runProgram>
<program>${installer_directory.dos} or  or executables or  or stampkey.exe</program>
<programArguments>${jttk_key} ${installer_directory.dos} or  or x86 or  or mytarget.dll</programArguments>
</runProgram>

[michiel_dhont]

Hi Yinkun,

Could you check the return value of

<consoleWrite text= or ' ${installer_directory.dos} or ' />

Regards,

Michiel D'Hont

[YinkunXue]

I printed out both ${installer_directory} and ${installer_directory.dos} , appear to be the same-----  😧 or  or dev or  or test pathname or  or

[Lam_bui]

Hi,

I am experiencing a similar problem. My installdir has spaces in one of it directory  or ' My Wine Dir or ' . We running a wine solution and when I try to execute the path, it keep returning an error due to the spacing. Can someone please help how I can achieve this?

<setInstallerVariable>
<name>installdir</name>
<value>/home/${username}/.wine/My Wine Dir/drive_c</value>
</setInstallerVariable>

wine regedit ${installdir_wine.dos}/sample/sample.reg

[Lam_bui]

Just FYI, I got it working by putting quotation around installdir:

wine regedit  or ' ${installdir_wine.dos} or ' /sample/sample.reg

[AnonymousDefaul]

Thank you for sharing the solution with the community.