looking for FrameMaker install location in the registry

[Jakob Fix]

Thanks Scott for your endorsement.  I'll go with the first one as well
then, as I know that we only support version 7.2 (for the time being).

Best wishes,
Jakob.

On 10/31/07, Scott Prentice <sp at leximation.com> wrote:
> Hi Jakob...
>
> I've always used the first one ..
> HKLM\Software\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.2\FMHome .. (assuming that you know the
> version you're looking for ahead of time). If you want to know the
> "current" version, use hte second one ..
> HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
> Paths\Path\FrameMaker.exe\Path
>
> Cheers,
>
> ...scott
>
> Scott Prentice
> Leximation, Inc.
> www.leximation.com
> +1.415.485.1892
>
>
>
> Jakob Fix wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am preparing an update installer to be deployed by authors in my
> > organisation.  The update contains mainly updated EDDs and other
> > supporting files and will be copied to the Structure subdirectory.
> >
> > I need to determine the location of where FrameMaker has been
> > installed, as not all authors have the same directory structure, so I
> > can't presume that FrameMaker will always be in C:\Program
> > Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.2.
> >
> > So, I think the location of where FrameMaker has been installed is
> > available somewhere in the registry (yes, this is Windows).  However,
> > searching for the string "Adobe\FrameMaker7.2" yielded several
> > results.  Here are my candidates:
> >
> > HKLM\Software\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.2\FMHome
> > HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Path
> > HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders
> > HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{...-...-....}\InstallLocation
> >   (where the string in between { and } is some kind of unique identifier.
> >
> > I would be grateful for advice which key to choose as I am not sure
> > which one  is the most reliable.
> >
> > Thank you.