Backslash removal

[semaphore_au]

I note in the forums:

If you are concerned about the double backslash, InstallAware automatically eliminates double backslashes in all path related functions before the function call executes.

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Is the writing of a string value to the registry considered a "path related function"? I am writing the string "sql:\\server\database" to the registry from a variable and it replaces the double backslashes with a single backslash. Interestingly, if in the "Write Registry Key" command I replace the variable with a string constant, it does not do the backslash replacement!!

How do I stop this replacement from happening? (Using IA9)

[giaviv]

Interesting. As a work-around, try writing three backslashes.

[semaphore_au]

We are about to do a new release and this is still a problem. Inserting three backslashes does not work. However, based on the information in the article http://www.installaware.com/forum/viewt ... w=previous, seven backslashes will be replaced with 2 backslashes!

I've done some digging (in case any one else has this issue) and, apart from the first 2 backslashes, it takes 4 backslashes to produce a single backslash in the output.

So the question to technical support is: given the dodgy hack of 7 backslashes produces 2 was created in 2006, and is still operational, can I rely on this to continue to work in future releases? Will this be formally documented somewhere? Are you looking at adding a flag that determines whether backslash reduction is used or not?

Cheers

[giaviv]

Dear semaphore_au,

Don't worry - we will make sure to keep everything backward compatible in this regard!