I have a custom action that is an EXE. I am deploying it to a subfolder within my Application Folder. I can then create a Custom Action (in the Commit group) that calls my EXE. This results in the following being executed...

"C:\Program Files\My Application\lib\executable.exe"

Instead, I need to do something like...

"cd C:\Program Files\My Application\lib\"

"executable.exe"

It is really frustrating that I have to do this, but unfortunately the EXE is part of a driver install for a 3rd Pary compoment, and I can't control how it functions.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

How are you calling that exe? If you doCreateProcess call on the exe then set the lpCurrentDirectory parameter to that lib folder. If you use a .NET Process class you'd use a ProcessStartInfo and set the WorkingDirectory property.

In Visual Studio 2005 there is Post-Build events which can run *.exe

You will find this on the main property page under the Manafacturer info and other details.

Look at this:

1. Open or create a setup/deployment project in Visual Studio 2005
2. Press F4 to display the Properties window
3. Click on the name of your setup/deployment project in the Solution Explorer
4. Click on the PostBuildEvent item in the Properties window to cause a button labeled "..." to appear
5. Click on the "..." button to display the Post-build Event Command Line dialog
6. Add a command line of your choice in the Post-build event command line text box
7. Build your project in Visual Studio and verify that the post-build event is executed after the main MSI build

(from: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/08/24/716145.aspx)

How are you calling that exe? If you doCreateProcess call on the exe then set the lpCurrentDirectory parameter to that lib folder. If you use a .NET Process class you'd use a ProcessStartInfo and set the WorkingDirectory property.