What is a good and simple installer to use with a Grasshopper plugin?

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What is a good and simple installer to use with a Grasshopper plugin?

The installer should place the*.gha in the Grasshopper components folder, make some folders, place files in them, and set a system path.

Thanks,
Thomas

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I have good experience with WiX, but I would not call it simple…

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I also use WiX, but would echo @menno - it’s not simple. I’ve also had some success with CreateInstall - http://www.createinstall.com/ it’s more GUI-based so a little easier to figure out (though it’s got its own complexity for sure).

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Thanks guys, we’re using NSIS for now, as a simpler alternative to WiX.
Another related question:

What is the best way to find the Grasshopper components folder?
(It’s not always guaranteed to be in the same location, is it?)

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Hi Thomas,

Grasshopper.Folders class contains all information related with Grasshopper folders.
The Grasshopper.Folders.DefaultAssemblyFolder property is the one which returns component’s folder.

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Thanks and sorry, let me clarify my question:

What is the best way to find the Grasshopper components folder, when installing on an unknown computer where I don’t know where Rhino, let alone Grasshopper, are located?

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If Rhino and Grasshopper are installed, you should have this registry key

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\McNeel\Rhinoceros\5.0x64\Plug-Ins\B45A29B1-4343-4035-989E-044E8580D9CF\PlugIn]

Inside it, you find the registry value FolderName, which is the GH install folder. Append the Components folder and you have what you want.

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Thanks, that’s what I was looking for!

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My apologies for the answer.
Sorry for misunderstanding.