Cannot create directory error.

[jassing]

When installing on ME; i'm getting an error
"Cannot create directory c:\windows\system"
(http://www.jassing.com/temp/ir-createdir.jpg)

However, the LAST actions prior to installing files is not a create directory line...
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I did a report, and searched the report, the only directory that is created is %AppDir%\FoxFix5

The last few lines of the install log are:
START: Perform action: IF
Condition = TRUE or FALSE or FALSE
(On Error) User notification mode = None
(On Error) Action = Continue
Result = 0
END: Perform action: IF

START: Perform action: Assign Value
Variable name = %RunTimeDir%
Value = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM

Evaluate Value as expression = FALSE
(On Error) User notification mode = None
(On Error) Action = Continue
Result = 0
END: Perform action: Assign Value

START: Perform action: END IF

Result = 0
END: Perform action: END IF


[Installing from Archive]
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
\vfp8r.dll (Installed)
*ERROR*

Setup was aborted before completion.

Any ideas what's going on?

[jassing]

Re: Cannot create directory error.

another thing.. the vfp8r.dll file wasn't installed...

[jassing]

Re: Cannot create directory error.

More info!

What I do is
1) Set a variable (RunTimeDir) to be %commonfiles%\Microsoft shared\VFP
2) if it's a 9x based system, I change RunTimeDir to %SysDir%

6 files get installed to %RunTimeDir%

Doing this; causes a "cannot create c:\windows\system" directory when I install.

I changed (file properties) of the files to %SysDir% -- I changed NO OTHER ACTIONS ANYWHERE; and it runs thru w/o a problem.

[Darryl]

Re: Cannot create directory error.

The following was copied from the response to your other post which is likely the cause:

"I believe the problem is that you have a carriage return in your Assign Value action. If you look at the "Value" field, and press the down arrow, you will notice that you have a line after %SysDir%. This is causing the error I believe. If you delete the line, I suspect everything will work fine. "