I'm building a WIX Toolset based installer for my app.
To use my app, the user's Windows machine needs to have VS code. I am including VS code exe file in my package and I would like to add a conditional statement to decide whether I need to initiate VS code exe installation or not.
From the command line, if I type code --version, it seems that it returns VS code version information if the PC already has VS code app. I am trying to figure out the way to utilize this information to create a conditional statement...
Appreciate any insights and suggestions!
Thank you very much!!
Typically application detection is done using the registry. If you're doing this detection in an MSI you'll want to use RegLocator to set a property. If you're installing using a bundle you'll want to use RegistrySearch.
What you'll search for in the registry is going to take some sleuthing for where to search and the values. Just a quick search found this site.