getComponentFolder

getComponentFolder

Returns an object representing the directory in which a component is installed.

Method of

Install object

Syntax

Object getComponentFolder
   (String registryName);
Object getComponentFolder (
   String registryName,
   String subDirectory);

Parameters

The getComponentFolder method has these parameters:

registryName

The pathname in the Client Version Registry for the component whose installation directory is to be obtained.

subDirectory

A string that specifies the name of a subdirectory. If the specified subdirectory doesn't exist, it is created. This parameter is available in Netscape 6 and may be case sensitive (depending on the operating system).

Returns

An object representing the directory in which the component is installed, or NULL if the component could not be found or if subDirectory refers to a file that already exists.

Description

The getComponentFolder method to find the location of a previously installed software package. Typically, you use this method with the addFile method or the addDirectory method.