Can anyone give me a example of modifying windows environment system variables in WIX?

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I still don't know how to add the installdir into the PATH of the Windows System Variables after I went through the WIX tutorial.

I tried to use 

  Environment Id='UpdatePath' Action='create' Name='PATH'  System='yes' Value='[INSTALLDIR]'

But there was no change in the Path after I installed the program. I can hardly find sample code of WIX anywhere. Please help me, thanks a lot!

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3 Answers

You should be able to use:

<Environment Id="PATH" Name="PATH" Value="[INSTALLDIR]" Permanent="yes" Part="last" Action="set" System="yes" />

This should add a new entry to the environment path, set to [INSTALLDIR].

user_653580

Had the same exact problem, this have worked for me:

        <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
            <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
                <Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="DataBaseds_Service_Installer" />
            </Directory>
        </Directory>

    <ComponentGroup Id="Components" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">

      ...some components  
    </ComponentGroup>

    <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
      <Component Id="MYSQL_PASSWORD" Guid="..."
        <Environment Id=HERE YOU CAN ADD THIS  :)/>
      </Component>      
    </DirectoryRef>
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