[jira] [Updated] (FLEX-34446) Common windows installer error

["Neil Madsen (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-34446?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Neil Madsen updated FLEX-34446:
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    Attachment: patch-FLEX-34446.diff

What I did was to add a check as soon as the user selects a directory to install into (via Browse Button). It tries to write a small text file to the directory and if it fails it shows the error message "The selected directory requires Administrator rights to write files" (ERROR_DIR_REQUIRE_ADMIN_RIGHTS in en_US.properties). The wording may need to be adjusted.

This allows the user to select a new directory to install into rather than getting to the options screen, selecting the checkboxes and clicking next only to receive the message "Unable to create temp directory".

The check also happens when the user clicks on the "Next Button" in case the user has typed/pasted in the location rather than use the browse button. In either case it will allow the user to select a new location to install.

It could be argued that both checks aren't needed but I chose to put it in both locations so the user will get instant feedback if they use the browse button which is the most likely way users will enter the directory location.

> Common windows installer error
> ------------------------------
>
>                 Key: FLEX-34446
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-34446
>             Project: Apache Flex
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: InstallApacheFlex, Installer
>            Reporter: Justin Mclean
>         Attachments: patch-FLEX-34446.diff
>
>
> A large number of SDK installs on windows fail with a  "Unable to create temporary directory" error.
> Work out a way to detect this error and inform the user to work around it. (i.e. run the installer as admin or select a directory you have permission to create/write to).



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