ACE28: Hard-Coded Paths for Environment Variable Values

AdminStudio 2022 | 23.0 | Application Manager

Edition:This test is included in AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

ACE28 checks the entries of the Environment table to identify hard-coded paths.

Test Group/Test Category/Test Subcategory

Best Practices/Windows Installer Best Practices/Recommended Rules

Severity

Warning

Message

The [ENVIRONMENT_TABLE_NAME] Environment table entry has a hard coded directory path of [DIRECTORY_PATH] in its Value field.

Background

If the Value column of the Environment table in a package contains any hard-coded paths, ACE28 fails.

Resolution

Manual Fix

To resolve this issue, open the package file in InstallShield Editor and change any hard-coded paths in the Value column of the Environment table to relative paths.